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Polythecalis longliensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis longliensis was named by Wang (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taizishan, Ximahe, Longli County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Polythecalis longliensis Wang p. 172 figs. Pl 56, fig 2
1981Polythecalis elongata Zhao p. 263 figs. Pl 6, fig 4
1981Polythecalis divergens Zhao p. 264 figs. Pl 6, fig 5
1998Polythecalis spinotheca Wang and Zhao p. 59 figs. Pl 2, fig 3; text-fig 13
1998Polythecalis tubulus Wang and Zhao p. 60 figs. Pl 3, fig 3; text-fig 14
2001Polythecalis longliensis Wang and Sugiyama p. 779 figs. 11.8-11.11

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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
genusPolythecalisYabe and Hayasaka 1916
specieslongliensis

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.

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Invalid names: Polythecalis divergens Zhao 1981 [synonym], Polythecalis elongata Zhao 1981 [synonym], Polythecalis spinotheca Wang and Zhao 1998 [synonym], Polythecalis tubulus Wang and Zhao 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available