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Pseudotetradium crassus

Anthozoa

Taxonomy
Pseudotetradium crassus was named by Yu et al. (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shoushangou, Shoushangou Fm, Yumuqiao City, Huadian County, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Shoushangou Formation of China. It is the type species of Pseudotetradium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pseudotetradium crassus Yu et al. p. 282 figs. Pl 3, figs 9a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusPseudotetradium
speciescrassus

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.

Pseudotetradium crassus Yu et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Jilin) Pseudotetradium crassus (type locality: 121530)