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Orthophyllum

Anthozoa

Taxonomy
Orthophyllum was named by Pocta (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Petraiidae by Hill (1956); to Rugosa by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Orthophyllum Pocta
1956Orthophyllum Hill
1981Orthophyllum Hill
2002Orthophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
genusOrthophyllumPocta 1902

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.

G. †Orthophyllum Pocta 1902
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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 Ashgill to the top of the Middle Devonian or 449.50000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (GanSu) O. sp. (8546)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Yunnan) O. hupehensis (27850)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (California) O. sp. (229583)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) O. sp. (111901)