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Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum) oppositum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum) oppositum was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 197176 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Paraduplophyllum (Paraduplophyllum) oppositum Fedorowski p. 202 figs. 75; pl 30, figs 15-18; pl 33, figs 4-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusParaduplophyllum
subgenusParaduplophyllumWu and Zhao 1982
speciesoppositum

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: 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: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Kungurian or 307.00000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Egypt Paraduplophyllum oppositum (50124)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Paraduplophyllum oppositum (75885 75887)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Paraduplophyllum oppositum (type locality: 43496 75922 75923)