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Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ciliense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ciliense was named by Shen et al. (1998). Its type specimen is CCP-5-2 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shuanglongquan, Kangjiaping, Cili County, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. songshanense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ciliense Shen et al. p. 56 figs. Pl 11, figs 1,3,5,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWaagenophyllinaeWang 1950
genusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
subgenusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
speciesciliense

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Diagnosis
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