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Iranophyllum zhongguoense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Iranophyllum zhongguoense was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV 16001 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Maoxia, Jingxi County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Iranophyllum zhongguoense Zhang p. 237 figs. Pl 92, fig 5

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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
genusIranophyllum
specieszhongguoense

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Diagnosis
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