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Carcinophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae

Taxonomy
Carcinophyllum was named by Thomson and Nicholson (1876). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lonsdaleiinae by Hill (1956).

Species
C. wichmanni
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. lonsdaleiforme, C. patellum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Carcinophyllum Thomson and Nicholson
1956Carcinophyllum Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLonsdaleiidaeChapman 1893
subfamilyLonsdaleiinaeChapman 1893
genusCarcinophyllumThomson and Nicholson 1876

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.

G. †Carcinophyllum Thomson and Nicholson 1876
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†Carcinophyllum wichmanni Rothpletz 1892
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 Chadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 346.70000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Russian Federation C. sp. (78780)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (5972)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9Russian Federation C. sp. (78779)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) C. patellum (40009)
Visean - Serpukhovian346.7 - 323.4Japan C. sp. (24131)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) C. lonsdaleiforme (73392)
Brigantian - Serpukhovian335.9 - 323.4Russian Federation C. sp. (78798)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Japan C. lonsdaleiforme (49721)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Indonesia C. wichmanni (39612 39616 133131 133132)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Indonesia C. wichmanni (39614)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia C. wichmanni (39608 39618)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Clisiophyllum wichmanni (132787)