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Plerophyllum guizhouense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plerophyllum guizhouense was named by Wang (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Maochang, Upper Maokou Fm, Zhijin County, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Plerophyllum guizhouense Wang p. 107 figs. Pl 29, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusPlerophyllum
speciesguizhouense

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-22 08:43:14
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:17:48
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guizhou) Plerophyllum guizhouense (type locality: 95949)