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Lophophyllidium liangshanense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium liangshanense was named by Wu (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liangshan, middle Wujiaping (coll 3), 3 km SE of Yan'erwo, Hanzhong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Lophophyllidium liangshanense Wu p. 330 figs. Pl 1, fig 9

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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
speciesliangshanense

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Diagnosis
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