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Taxonomy
Eurekaphyllum was named by Stumm (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Eurekaphyllum breviseptatum.
It was synonymized subjectively with Papiliophyllum by Hill (1956).
It was assigned to Papiliophyllinae by Merriam (1974).
It was synonymized subjectively with Papiliophyllum by Hill (1956).
It was assigned to Papiliophyllinae by Merriam (1974).
Species
E. breviseptatum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Eurekaphyllum Stumm |
| 1974 | Eurekaphyllum Merriam p. 52 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1974 | Large curved trochoid Papiliophyllum- like rugose coral with a peripheral zone of very large irregular lonsdaleioid dissepiments and widely spaced irregular wide tabulae which are axially depressed. Inner ends of the septa are withdrawn some distance from the axis; septa of the cardinal quadrants are thickened. Septal crests are present in the dissepimentarium. |
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Helderbergian | USA (Nevada) | E. sp. (596) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | USA (Nevada) | E. vescum (90948) |