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Acrophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acrophyllidae

Taxonomy
Acrophyllidae was named by Stumm (1949).

It was assigned to Streptelasmatina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Acrophyllidae Stumm
1981Acrophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyAcrophyllidaeStumm 1949
familyAcrophyllidaeStumm 1949

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. †Acrophyllidae Stumm 1949
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G. †Acrophyllum Thomson and Nicholson 1876
G. †Scenophyllum Simpson 1900
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 Late/Upper Famennian or 399.50000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) Acrophyllum sp. (40058)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Acrophyllum sp., Scenophyllum conigerum (40039)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Acrophyllum typus (35719)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Acrophyllum rugosum (5706)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Scenophyllum conigerum (9538)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Acrophyllum ellipticum, Acrophyllum oneidaense, Scenophyllum conigerum (5702) Scenophyllum conigerum (11101)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Kentucky) Acrophyllum clarki, Acrophyllum conigerum, Scenophyllum coniferum (5709)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Colorado) Acrophyllidae indet. (3625 3664)