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Chonophyllidae

Anthozoa - Chonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Chonophyllidae was named by Holmes (1887).

It was assigned to Columnariina by Hill (1956); to Rugosa by Kaljo (1958); and to Rugosa by Merriam (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Chonophyllidae Holmes
1956Chonophyllidae Hill
1958Chonophyllidae Kaljo
1974Chonophyllidae Merriam p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyChonophyllidaeHolmes 1887
familyChonophyllidaeHolmes 1887

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. †Chonophyllidae Holmes 1887
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Subfm. †Chonophyllinae Holmes 1887
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G. †Ketophyllum Wedekind 1927
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Ketophyllum eriphyle Billings 1862
Ketophyllum turbinata Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Omphymatinae Wedekind 1927 [synonym]
Subfm. †Endophyllinae Torley 1933
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G. †Fedorowskicyathus Rozkowska 1980
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Fedorowskicyathus radicensis McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Sinaxis Birenheide and Soto 1992
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Sinaxis bulbosa Birenheide and Soto 1992
Invalid names: Blothrophyllinae Stumm 1949 [empty]
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 Aeronian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 440.50000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ketophyllum sp. (43308)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Kentucky) Ketophyllum intertrium (5676)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6China (Yunnan) Ketophyllum intermedium (27849)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Sweden Omphyma sp. (77409)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Omphyma eriphyle (184837) Omphyma eriphyle, Omphyma turbinata (184842)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Ketophyllum rectus (184765)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Yunnan) Ketophyllum intermedium (27851)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6China (Guizhou) Ketophyllum intermedium (27786)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Ketophyllum spp. (13669 13672) Omphyma sp. (13591 13592 13597 13598)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ukraine Ketophyllum pseudoannulatum (23365)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Ketophyllum sp. (79893)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation Ketophyllum intermedium (23772)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Greenland Ketophyllum sp. (188490)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Alaska) Ketophyllum sp. (100907)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia Ketophyllum intermedium (79648)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Omphyma sp. (13621 13623)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Bashkir) Ketophyllum sp. (13954)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation Ketophyllum insigna (13962) Ketophyllum sp. (24747)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Tajikistan Ketophyllum elegantulum (13977)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02Tajikistan Ketophyllum sp. (78882)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) Sinaxis bulbosa (82152)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Spain (Castilla y Leon) Sinaxis bulbosa (82150)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Fedorowskicyathus radicensis (40278 83800) Fedorowskicyathus sp. (40137)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Fedorowskicyathus similis (61840)