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Amplexizaphrentis pustulosa

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Amplexizaphrentis pustulosa was named by Flügel (1973). Its type specimen is MMH 11947 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cape Stosch T67-88, River 1, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wegener Halvo Formation of Greenland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Amplexizaphrentis pustulosa Flügel p. 37 figs. Pl 4, fig 1; text-fig 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStereolasmatina
familyHapsiphyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyHapsiphyllinaeGrabau 1928
genusAmplexizaphrentisVaughan 1906
speciespustulosa

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: 2007-11-15 09:10:00
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:10:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Amplexizaphrentis pustulosa (type locality: 108482 108483)