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Waagenophyllum ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3250844	https://www.gbif.org/species/3250844
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	6046	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=6046

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : Waagenophyllum

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Waagenophyllum

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
subclass	Rugosa
order	Stauriida	Verrill 1865
suborder	Lonsdaleiina	Spasskiy 1974
family	Waagenophyllidae	Wang 1950
subfamily	Waagenophyllinae	Wang 1950
genus	Waagenophyllum	Hayasaka 1924

Scientific Name

Waagenophyllum Hayasaka, 1924

Name Published In

Sci. Rep. Tôhoku Imp. Univ., (2) Geol., 8 (1)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Waagenophyllum	genus	belongs to Waagenophyllinae	stated with evidence	Hill, 1956
Waagenophyllum	genus	belongs to Rugosa	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Waagenophyllum	genus	belongs to Waagenophyllinae	stated with evidence	Wang et al., 2019

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Rugosa)

Vision

blind (based on Anthozoa)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Rugosa)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Waagenophyllum (Chaoiphyllum) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Waagenophyllum (Huayunophyllum) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		18	265 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum (Liangshanophyllum) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		24	299 Ma Carboniferous	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		112	272 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Lithostrotion mixtum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lonsdaleia akasakensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lonsdaleia indica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lonsdaleia virgalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum akasakensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum carinatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum ciliense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum compactum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum crassiseptum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum irregulare ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum klamathensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	265 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum kueichowense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum longiseptatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum microcolumellum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum minor ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum mixtum ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum mongoliense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	269 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum ngariense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum novaezelandiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum okinawense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum oriensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum pulchrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum ramosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum stereoseptatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	265 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum tachtabulasicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum teratoideum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum wuae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum wuxiense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Waagenophyllum yini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum yunnanense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Waagenophyllum zandaense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Waagenella Yabe & Hayasaka, 1915	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : *Waagenella*
Wargenella Yabe & Hayasaka, 1915	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Waagenophyllidae : *Wargenella*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1924	Waagenophyllum Hayasaka
1956	Waagenophyllum Hill
2002	Waagenophyllum Sepkoski, Jr.
2019	Waagenophyllum Wang et al. p. 860

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Hill D. (1956) Rugosa, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F, 233-323

Wang X. J., Wang X. D., et al (2019) Late Permian rugose corals from Gyanyima of Drhada, Tibet (Xizang), southwest China, Journal of Paleontology 93, 856-875

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sci. Rep. Tôhoku Imp. Univ., (2) Geol., 8 (1) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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