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Polythecalis chinmenensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis chinmenensis was named by Huang (1932).

It was recombined as Polythecalis (Polythecalis) chinmenensis by Flügel (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Polythecalis chinmenensis Huang
1964Polythecalis (Polythecalis) chinmenensis Flügel p. 415 figs. Pl 30, figs 2,3
1965Polythecalis chinmenensis Minato and Kato p. 225
1977Polythecalis chinmenensis Jia et al. p. 227 figs. Pl 87, fig 4

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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
specieschinmenensisHuang 1932

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 Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 279.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Guizhou) Polythecalis chinmenensis (95961)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Hubei) Polythecalis chinmenensis (109901 109902)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Anhui) Polythecalis chinmenensis (100196)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran Polythecalis chinmenensis (108457)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran (Tehran) Polythecalis chinmenensis (43296)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Polythecalis chinmenensis (108451)