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Coryphylliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Coryphylliidae

Taxonomy
Coryphylliidae was named by Beauvais (1980).

It was assigned to Distichophylliina by Beauvais (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Coryphylliidae Beauvais
1986Coryphylliidae Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyCoryphylliidaeBeauvais 1980
familyCoryphylliidaeBeauvais 1980

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.

Fm. †Coryphylliidae Beauvais 1980
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G. †Axotrochus Beauvais 1986
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†Axotrochus outitensis Beauvais 1986
G. †Flexastrea Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
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†Flexastrea serialis Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
G. †Khytrastrea Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
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†Khytrastrea cuifiamorpha Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
†Khytrastrea ominensis Okuda and Yamagiwa 1978
†Khytrastrea silberlingi Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
G. †Margarogyra Roniewicz 2011
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†Margarogyra hirsuta Roniewicz 2011
†Margarogyra silberlingi Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
G. †Nevadoseris Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
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†Nevadoseris punctata Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
G. †Noriphyllia Roniewicz and Stanley 2009
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†Noriphyllia anatoliensis Roniewicz and Stanley 2009
†Noriphyllia dachsteinae Roniewicz and Stanley 2009
†Noriphyllia monatutoensis Roniewicz and Stanley 2009
G. †Pokljukosmilia Turnsek and Buser 1989
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†Pokljukosmilia tuvalica Turnsek and Buser 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Toarcian or 237.00000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Montlivaltia ominensis (38133)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Pokljukosmilia tuvalica (67806)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0East Timor Margarophylliidae indet. (60120)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China (Tibet) Pokljukosmilia gen, Pokljukosmilia tuvalica, Khytrastrea sp., Khytrastrea gen (232838)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Margarastraea eucystis (100391)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Japan Cuifia ominensis (165290) Khytrastrea ominensis (165293)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Noriphyllia dachsteinae, Margarogyra hirsuta (85472)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey (Antalya) Noriphyllia anatoliensis (85504)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovenia Pokljukosmilia tuvalica (68757)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Coryphylliidae indet., Khytrastrea silberlingi, Nevadoseris punctata, Margarogyra silberlingi (150739) Flexastrea serialis (150752) Khytrastrea silberlingi, Khytrastrea cuifiamorpha, Nevadoseris punctata (150751) Margarastraea eucystis (33439 100412) Margarogyra silberlingi (150758) Nevadoseris punctata (150753 150754 150755 150756 150757)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Morocco Axotrochus outitensis (33594)