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Plerophyllinae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plerophyllinae was named by Koker (1924).

It was assigned to Polycoeliidae by Hill (1956); and to Plerophyllidae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Plerophyllinae Koker
1956Plerophyllinae Hill
1981Plerophyllinae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
subfamilyPlerophyllinaeKoker 1924
subfamilyPlerophyllinaeKoker 1924

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.

Subfm. †Plerophyllinae Koker 1924
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G. †Pleramplexus Schindewolf 1940
G. †Wendticyathus Berkowski 2018
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Wendticyathus nudus Berkowski 2018
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 Emsian to the top of the Capitanian or 410.62000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Morocco Wendticyathus nudus (63041)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Timor-Leste Pleramplexus sp. (21163)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Afghanistan Pleramplexus dissimilis, Pleramplexus sp. (88402) Pleramplexus sp. (81407 119244)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Thailand Pleramplexus sp. (82287)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Pleramplexus sp. (81124)