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Calophyllum rhopalotum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Taxonomy
Calophyllum rhopalotum was named by Yu et al. (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shoushangou, Shoushangou Fm, Yumuqiao City, Huadian County, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Shoushangou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Calophyllum rhopalotum Yu et al. p. 275 figs. Pl 1, figs 3a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPolycoeliidaeFromentel 1861
genusCalophyllumDana 1846
speciesrhopalotum

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.

Calophyllum rhopalotum Yu et al. 1981
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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 09:13:28
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:13:28
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Jilin) Calophyllum rhopalotum (type locality: 121530)