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Polythecalis khmerianus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis khmerianus was named by Fontaine (1961). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phnom Sway, mid-point on south side, Sisophon region, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Sisophon Formation of Cambodia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Polythecalis khmerianus Fontaine p. 182 figs. Pl 24, figs 4,8,10; pl 26, figs 1,8
1965Polythecalis khmerianus Minato and Kato p. 229

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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
specieskhmerianus

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.

Polythecalis khmerianus Fontaine 1961
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Diagnosis
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