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Amplexocarinia chilungensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Amplexocarinia chilungensis was named by Wu (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gongda Section JSJ17, Gyirong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Amplexocarinia chilungensis Wu p. 96 figs. Pl 2, figs 9,10,13,14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyAmplexocariniinaeSoshkina 1941
genusAmplexocariniaSoshkina 1928
specieschilungensis

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Amplexocarinia chilungensis (type locality: 110537)