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Waiparaconus zelandicus

Anthozoa - Waiparaconidae

Taxonomy
Euscalpellum zelandicum was named by Withers (1951). Its type specimen is In. 43731, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Waiparaconus zelandicus by Buckeridge (1993).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Euscalpellum zelandicum Withers p. 155 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-3; pl. 12, fig. 1
1951Euscalpellum antarcticum Withers p. 157 figs. pl. 12, figs. 2-4
1951Euscalpellum crassissimum Withers p. 161 figs. pl. 14, figs. 1-5
1993Waiparaconus zelandicus Buckeridge p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
familyWaiparaconidae
genusWaiparaconusBuckeridge 1983
specieszelandicus()

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.

Waiparaconus zelandicus Withers 1951
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Invalid names: Euscalpellum antarcticum Withers 1951 [synonym], Euscalpellum crassissimum Withers 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: carnivoresubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:03:30
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:04:28
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Chile Euscalpellum crassissimum (159932)