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Arachnophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae

Taxonomy
Arachnophyllidae was named by Dybowski (1873). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Zaphrenticae by Hill (1956); and to Arachnophyllina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Arachnophyllidae Dybowski
1956Arachnophyllidae Hill
1981Arachnophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderArachnophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyArachnophyllidaeDybowski 1873
familyArachnophyllidaeDybowski 1873

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. †Arachnophyllidae Dybowski 1873
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G. †Angullophyllum McLean 1974
G. †Arachnophyllum Dana 1846
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Arachnophyllum kayi Merriam 1973
Arachnophyllum murchisoni Edwards and Haime 1851
Arachnophyllum pentagonum Goldfuss 1826
Invalid names: Darwinia Dybowski 1873 [synonym], Favastraea d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
G. †Chonophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Chonophyllum magnificum Billings 1860
Chonophyllum simpsoni Merriam 1973
G. †Craterophyllum Foerste 1909
G. †Idiophyllum Cao 1975
G. †Naos Lang 1926
G. †Ningqiangophyllum Ge and Yü 1974
G. †Pseudomucophyllum Lavrusevich 1977
G. †Werneckelasma Pedder 1978
G. †Zenophila Hill 1940
Invalid names: Arachnophyllinae Dybowski 1873 [empty], Ptychophyllinae Dybowski 1873 [empty]
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 Niagaran to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 439.40000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6USA (Iowa) Arachnophyllum sp. (26691)
Alexandrian - Ontarian443.1 - 432.9Canada (Québec) Chonophyllum sp. (24596)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) Arachnophyllum mamillare (13194) Arachnophyllum mamillare, Craterophyllum solitarium (13236) Craterophyllum solitarium (13237)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Arachnophyllum mammillare (12557)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Australia (New South Wales) Angullophyllum warrisi (25689)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Arachnophyllum sp. (461 513)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Arachnophyllum sp. (25041)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Kentucky) Arachnophyllum mammillare, Arachnophyllum quadrangulare, Arachnophyllum separatum, Arachnophyllum sinemurum, Arachnophyllum striatum, Craterophyllum invaginatum, Arachnophyllum pentagonum (5676)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Arachnophyllum sp., Chonophyllum magnificum (229258) Chonophyllum magnificum (229253 229257 229259) Chonophyllum sp. (230235)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Iowa) Arachnophyllum sp. (25028)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Arachnophyllum striatum (22818)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) Idiophyllum sp. (23248)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Arachnophyllum sp. (77260)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Arachnophyllum mamillare, Arachnophyllum pentagonum, Arachnophyllum approximatum (184842) Arachnophyllum pentagonum (184837) Arachnophyllum sp., Chonophyllum canadense (25250) Prodarwinia mammillaris (25252)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Shaanxi) Idiophyllum sp. (23251)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (California) Arachnophyllum kayi (226645) Chonophyllum sp. (226663)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) Arachnophyllum sp. (25019 26812) Arachnophyllum sp., Chonophyllum sp. (25044)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Nenets) Naos pagoda (78962)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Mongolia Chonophyllum sp. (79640)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7India Chonophyllum sp. (36258 36260 36261)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Arachnophyllum sp. (79881)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Chonophyllum sp. A (188805 188807) Chonophyllum sp. A. (188806)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden Arachnophyllum murchisoni (77538)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Arachnophyllum murchisoni (23057)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Arachnophyllum sp. (14097)
Gleedonian429.6 - 426.7Canada (Quebec) Arachnophyllum murchisoni (157356)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Arachnophyllum sp., Naos sp. (14104)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Idiophyllum patulum (25639) Zenophila walli (25642)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia Chonophyllum cumulatum (79648)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (California) Chonophyllum sp. (226664)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Chonophyllum sp. (188876)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Alaska) Craterophyllum sp. (100895)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Australia (New South Wales) Idiophyllum patulum (25634)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Chonophyllum magnificus (9614)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Craterophyllum latiradium (5703)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Kentucky) Craterophyllum adnascens (5709)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (California) Chonophyllum sp. (214584)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Chonophyllum nanum (11101) Craterophyllum magnificum (5702)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Chonophyllum sp. (40665)