Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Alternative combinations: Coralliolites columnaris, Geinitzella columnaris

Synonyms: Astrocyathus geinitzi Ludwig 1866, Calophyllum profundum Germar 1842, Caryophillia quadrifida Howse 1848, Cyathaxonia herbsti Ludwig 1869, Cyathophyllum plarrei Eisel 1900, Cyathophyllum profundum Germar 1842, Petraia profunda Germar 1842, Tetraphyllum profundum Ludwig 1865, Zaphrentis callosa Ludwig 1869

Full reference: E. F. von Schlotheim. 1813. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen in geognostischer Hinsicht. Taschenbuch für die gesammte Mineralogie, mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, herausgegeben von Dr. Carl Caesar Leonhard 7(1):3-134

Belongs to Calophyllum according to E. Chwieduk 2007

See also Fedorowski and Bamber 2001, Geinitz 1861, Germar 1842, Howse 1848, King 1850, Ludwig 1865, Ludwig 1866, Ludwig 1869, Riedel 1917, Tschernyschew and Stepanow 1916, von Schlotheim 1813 and Weyer 1984

Sister taxa: Calophyllum (Groenlandophyllum), Calophyllum angustum, Calophyllum baytuganense, Calophyllum crassimurale, Calophyllum cylindrica, Calophyllum lhazeensis, Calophyllum longiseptata, Calophyllum micron, Calophyllum permica, Calophyllum punctata, Calophyllum quadrifidum, Calophyllum rhopalotum, Polycoelia dobrolyubovae, Pycnocoelia flabelliformis

Type specimens:

• Calophyllum columnare: Its type locality is Schmerbach, Gothaischen, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Zechstein Formation of Germany
• Astrocyathus geinitzi: Its type locality is Eisleben (Dresden Museum), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.
• Caryophillia quadrifida: Its type locality is Humbleton Hill, Durham (Howse coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Cyathaxonia herbsti: Its type locality is Ilmenau (Herbst collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.
• Cyathophyllum plarrei:
• Cyathophyllum profundum: Its type locality is Ilmenau (Halle collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm dolomite in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.
• Tetraphyllum profundum:
• Zaphrentis callosa: Its type locality is Ilmenau (Herbst collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.

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