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Lophophyllidium compactum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium compactum was named by Wu and Zhao (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wenxing Town, middle Changxing Fm, Beipei County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Lophophyllidium compactum Wu and Zhao p. 277 figs. Pl 3, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
speciescompactum

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Lophophyllidium compactum Wu and Zhao 1983
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Diagnosis
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