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Polythecalis flatus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis flatus was named by Huang (1932).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Polythecalis flatus Huang
1964Polythecalis (Polythecalis) flatus Flügel p. 417 figs. Pl 30, figs 4,5
1965Polythecalis flatus Minato and Kato p. 226

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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
speciesflatusHuang 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.

Polythecalis flatus Huang 1932
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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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Guizhou) Polythecalis flatus (95970)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Polythecalis flatus (108451)