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Polythecalis crassa

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis crassa was named by Wu and Zhao (1982). Its type specimen is NIGP 62065 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wuguishan, Upper Qixia Fm, Nanjing City, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Polythecalis crassa Wu and Zhao p. 156 figs. Pl 55, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusPolythecalisYabe and Hayasaka 1916
speciescrassa

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.

Polythecalis crassa Wu and Zhao 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: 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 (Jiangsu) Polythecalis crassa (type locality: 100836)