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Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis

Stromatoporoidea

Taxonomy
Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis was named by Deng (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SIDH512-1, Boluo, Shanglaxiu District, Yushi County, which is in a Norian marine limestone in the Jieza Formation of China.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis Deng p. 713 figs. Pl 1, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
genusEllipsactinia
speciesqinghaiensis

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Diagnosis
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