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Palaeophyllum
Taxonomy
Palaeophyllum was named by Billings (1858). Its type is Paleophyllum hashimoto.
It was corrected as Paleophyllum by Blazer (1975).
It was assigned to Favistellidae by Reiman (1958); to Streptelasmatinae by Hill (1956), Pestana (1960); to Corallinaceae by Blazer (1975); to Stauriidae by Merriam (1972), Merriam (1973), Gierlowski and Langenheim (1985); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was corrected as Paleophyllum by Blazer (1975).
It was assigned to Favistellidae by Reiman (1958); to Streptelasmatinae by Hill (1956), Pestana (1960); to Corallinaceae by Blazer (1975); to Stauriidae by Merriam (1972), Merriam (1973), Gierlowski and Langenheim (1985); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
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Synonymy list
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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. †Palaeophyllum Billings 1858
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†Palaeophyllum cateniforme Flower 1961
†Palaeophyllum gracile Flower 1961
†Palaeophyllum humei Sinclair 1961
†Palaeophyllum margaretae Flower 1961
†Palaeophyllum radugini Nelson 1963
†Palaeophyllum tubuliferum Reiman 1958
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Merriam 1972 | Phaceloid Stauriidae with narrow peripheral stereozone; no dissepiments. Major lamellar septa long and simple, minor septa short; tabulae complete, commonly arched with axial depression. Forms large colonies by lateral increase | |
| C. W. Merriam 1973 | Phaceloid Stauriidae with narrow peripheral stereozone and no dissepiments. Major septa long and simple, minor septa short; tabulae complete, commonly arched with axial depression. Forms very large colonies by lateral increase. |