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Plerophyllum jiangsuense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plerophyllum jiangsuense was named by Yan and Chen (1982). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-507 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiangyashan, Lixing County, which is in a Wuchiapingian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Plerophyllum jiangsuense Yan and Chen p. 113 figs. Pl 31, fig 11

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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
speciesjiangsuense

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.

Plerophyllum jiangsuense Yan and Chen 1982
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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangsu) Plerophyllum jiangsuense (type locality: 100837)