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Lytvophyllum flexuosum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Lytvophyllum flexuosum was named by Zhu and Zhao (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiazhen, Yushan County, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in the Chuanshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Lytvophyllum flexuosum Zhu and Zhao p. 663 figs. Pl 3, figs 4a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyPetalaxidaeFomichev 1953
genusLytvophyllumDobrolyubova 1941
speciesflexuosum

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Lytvophyllum flexuosum Zhu and Zhao 1992
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Diagnosis
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