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Ipciphyllum asperum ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8606240https://www.gbif.org/species/8606240
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)207734https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=207734
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : Ipciphyllum : Ipciphyllum asperum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Ipciphyllum : Ipciphyllum asperum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassRugosa
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWaagenophyllinaeWang 1950
genusIpciphyllumHudson 1958
speciesIpciphyllum asperumZhao & Zhu 1991
Generic NameIpciphyllum
Scientific NameIpciphyllum asperum Zhao & Zhu, 1991
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ipciphyllum asperumspeciesbelongs to Ipciphyllumstated with evidenceZhao and Zhu, 1991
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance269 - 265 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance269 - 265 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Rugosa)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rugosa)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Ipciphyllum)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. M. Zhao and X. S. Zhu. 1991. Early Permian Maokou Formation rugose corals from Xintang, Yichun, Jiangxi. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 30:90-99

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Waagenophyllum asperum (Zhao, 1981)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : Ipciphyllum : Waagenophyllum asperum

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1991Ipciphyllum asperum Zhao and Zhu p. 94 figs. Pl 1, fig 8; pl 3, figs 1-4; text-fig 3

References

Zhao J. M., Zhu X. S. (1991) Early Permian Maokou Formation rugose corals from Xintang, Yichun, Jiangxi, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 30, 90-99
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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