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Halliidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Halliidae

Taxonomy
Halliidae was named by Chapman (1893). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Zaphrenticae by Hill (1956); to Rugosa by Merriam (1974); and to Lycophyllina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Halliidae Chapman
1956Halliidae Hill
1974Halliidae Merriam p. 33
1981Halliidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLycophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyHalliidaeChapman 1893
familyHalliidaeChapman 1893

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. †Halliidae Chapman 1893
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Subfm. †Aspasmophyllinae Birenheide 1978
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G. †Aspasmophyllum Roemer 1880
Subfm. †Halliinae Chapman 1893
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G. †Aulacophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Invalid names: Pinnatophyllum Grabau 1922 [synonym]
G. †Hallia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
G. †Odontophyllum Simpson 1900
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Odontophyllum meeki Merriam 1974
Subfm. †Lykophyllinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Lamprophyllum Wedekind 1927
G. †Phragmophyllum Scheffen 1933
G. †Stratiphyllum Scheffen 1933
Subfm. †Papiliophyllinae Stumm 1949
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G. †Blothrophyllum Billings 1859
G. †Eurekaphyllum Stumm 1937
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G. †Kobeha Merriam 1974
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Kobeha ketophylloides Merriam 1974
Kobeha walcotti Merriam 1974
G. †Papiliophyllum Stumm 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Frasnian or 430.60000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Aulacophyllum sp. (230235)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Kentucky) Lamprophyllum niagarense (5676)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Lamprophyllum sp. (100904)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Sichuan) Lamprophyllum sp. (27805)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Russian Federation (Komi) Lamprophyllum brevilamellatum (78958)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Sichuan) Lamprophyllum sp. (27806)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation Lamprophyllum sp. (24746)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Aulacophyllum sp., Blothrophyllum sp. (40058)
Helderbergian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Papiliophyllum sp., Eurekaphyllum sp. (596)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Papiliophyllum bondarevi (40700)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Nevada) Papiliophyllum murphyi (90943)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Spain (Castilla-León) Papiliophyllum lissingenense (80638)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Spain (Asturias) Papiliophyllum sp. (25292)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (California) Aulacophyllum sp., Odontophyllum sp., Papiliophyllum elegantulum (225992) Papiliophyllum elegantulum (225991)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Leon) Papiliophyllum sp. (26136)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Eurekaphyllum vescum (90948)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (California) Papiliophyllum elegantulum (225967 225995)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Spain (Leon) Aulacophyllum sp., Papiliophyllum sp. (26394)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Spain (Castilla-León) Papiliophyllum sp. (80639)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Blothrophyllum sp. (3845)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Blothrophyllum decorticatum, Blothrophyllum promiseum (9614) Blothrophyllum decorticatum, Blothrophyllum promissum (9539) Blothrophyllum promissum (9547 9553)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Aulacophyllum mutabile, Aulacophyllum perlamellosum, Aulacophyllum pinnatum, Aulacophyllum sulcatum, Blothrophyllum sinuosum, Blothrophyllum tripinnatum, Blothrophyllum trisulcatum (5703) Blothrophyllum bellicinctum (5706)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Morocco Blothrophyllum sp. (226635)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Aulacophyllum sulcatum, Aulacophyllum parvum, Blothrophyllum zaphrentiforme, Blothrophyllum corium, Odontophyllum convergens (11101) Blothrophyllum greeni, Blothrophyllum romingeri (5702)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Kentucky) Blothrophyllum zaphrentiforme, Hallia strigata, Odontophyllum convergens, Odontophyllum patellatum, Odontophyllum tornatum (5709)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Blothrophyllum sp. (10119 96209)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam Aulacophyllum cylindricum (83320)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) Blothrophyllum decorticatum (9476)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Afghanistan (Vardak) Aulacophyllum sp. (84627)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Kazakhstan Aulacophyllum sp. (73208)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Vardak) Aulacophyllum sp. (84630)