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Lekanophyllum

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Digonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Mesophyllum (Lekanophyllum) was named by Wedekind (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: D m Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Lekanophyllum by Zhen (1995), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Mesophyllum by Wedekind (1923), Hill (1956); to Digonophyllidae by Zhen (1995); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Mesophyllum (Lekanophyllum) Wedekind
1956Mesophyllum (Lekanophyllum) Hill
1995Lekanophyllum Zhen
2002Lekanophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyDigonophyllidaeWedekind 1923
genusLekanophyllum(Wedekind 1923)

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. †Lekanophyllum Wedekind 1923
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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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 399.50000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) L. kayseri (26596)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Australia (Queensland) L. laroonaense (106560 106561)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (British Columbia) L. vescum, L. mediale (84250)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) L. ellipticum, L. mediale, L. vescum (84256) L. mediale (84255) L. sp. (55481)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) L. sp. (55491)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) L. sp. A (84238 84253)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) L. sp. (626 84239)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) L. fultum, L. sp. (106533)