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Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 197277 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM701k, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense Fedorowski p. 219 figs. 80; pl 33, figs 13-21; pl 34, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusParaduplophyllum
subgenusVacoea
speciesnealranchense

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 Asselian to the top of the Kungurian or 298.90000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Paraduplophyllum nealranchense (43468 43472 43475 type locality: 43481 75939 75952)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Paraduplophyllum nealranchense (43497)