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Rotiphyllum minor

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Rotiphyllum minor was named by Guo (1980). Its type specimen is Ru1092 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yuquan, Acheng County, which is in a Roadian marine horizon in the Yuquan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Rotiphyllum minor Guo p. 108 figs. Pl 62, fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStereolasmatina
familyAntiphyllidae
subfamilyAntiphyllinaeIlina 1970
genusRotiphyllumHudson 1942
speciesminor

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rotiphyllum minor Guo 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Heilongjiang) Rotiphyllum minor (type locality: 109615)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Rotiphyllum minor (109611)