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Pseudopolythecalis xizangensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopolythecalis xizangensis was named by He and Weng (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuotala Mountain section, Duoma, Rutog, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Tunlonggongba Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Pseudopolythecalis xizangensis He and Weng p. 74 figs. Pl 7, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusPseudopolythecalis
speciesxizangensis

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Pseudopolythecalis xizangensis He and Weng 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available