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Kyphophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Kyphophyllidae Wedekind
1958Kyphophyllidae Kaljo
1972Kyphophyllidae Merriam p. 36
1981Kyphophyllidae Hill
2008Kyphophyllidae Brownlaw and Jell p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927

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. †Kyphophyllidae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Donacophyllum Dybowski 1873
G. †Entelophylloides Rukhin 1938
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Subfm. †Kyphophyllinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Bouvierphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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†Bouvierphyllum altum McLean and Pedder 1984
†Bouvierphyllum cardinalense McLean and Pedder 1984
†Bouvierphyllum maclareni McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Mikkwaphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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†Mikkwaphyllum cameroni McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Parasmithiphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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†Parasmithiphyllum faviforme McLean and Pedder 1984
†Parasmithiphyllum kakisianum McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Plectophyllum McLean 2007
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†Plectophyllum kindlei Smith 1945
†Plectophyllum lowryi Hill and Jell 1970
G. †Smithiphyllum Birenheide 1962
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†Smithiphyllum adnatum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum amplum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum aquilonium McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum bufalense McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum carlsonense McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum coppi Brownlaw and Jell 1997
†Smithiphyllum cygnus McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum foliatum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum frondosum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum humei McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum imbulliferum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum meridianum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum muratum McLean and Pedder 1987
†Smithiphyllum ventosum McLean and Pedder 1987
Invalid names: Neospongophylloides Jia 1977 [synonym], Paracolumnaria [synonym]
G. †Tabulophyllum Fenton and Fenton 1924
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†Tabulophyllum buccinum Sorauf 1998
†Tabulophyllum curtum Sorauf 1998
†Tabulophyllum levorsoni Sorauf 1998
†Tabulophyllum mutabile Sorauf 1998
Invalid names: Apolythophyllum Walther 1928 [synonym], Diversophyllum Sloss 1939 [synonym], Sinospongophyllum Yoh 1937 [synonym]
G. †Tarphyphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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†Tarphyphyllum besti McLean and Pedder 1984
†Tarphyphyllum minutum McLean and Pedder 1984
†Tarphyphyllum monkmanense McLean and Pedder 1984
†Tarphyphyllum securiense McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Wapitiphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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†Wapitiphyllum exiguum McLean and Pedder 1984
†Wapitiphyllum facetum McLean and Pedder 1984
†Wapitiphyllum scaphense Schröder 2005
†Wapitiphyllum vallatum McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Kyphophyllum Wedekind 1927
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†Kyphophyllum greggi Merriam 1972
†Kyphophyllum nevadensis Merriam 1973
†Kyphophyllum schmidti Kaljo 1958
Invalid names: Cyphophyllum Lang et al. 1940 [synonym]
G. †Maikottaphyllum Lavrusevich 1968
G. †Neokyphophyllum Spasskiy 1965
G. †Pilophylloides Sytova 1966
G. †Pilophyllum Wedekind 1927
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†Pilophyllum keyserlingi Wedekind 1927
†Pilophyllum massivum Kaljo 1958
†Pilophyllum porosum Kaljo 1958
†Pilophyllum zonatum Kaljo 1958
G. †Pseudoendophyllum Onoprienko 1979
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G. †Strombodes Schweigger 1819
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†Strombodes australis M'Coy 1847
†Strombodes middendorfi Dybowski 1874
†Strombodes schrencki Dybowski 1874
†Strombodes tuvensis Sytova 1979
G. †Wintunastraea Merriam 1972
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†Wintunastraea stanleyi Merriam 1972
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 Porkuni to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 445.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (261 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Donacophyllum sp. (80615)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Rapla) Pilophyllum porosum (174103 174137)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia Strombodes middendorfi (158490 174123)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) Strombodes middendorfi (80715)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Hiiu) Kyphophyllum schmidti (174168) Pilophyllum massivum (174101) Pilophyllum zonatum (174178)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Lääne) Pilophyllum zonatum (174141)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia Pilophyllum zonatum (174173)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) Donacophyllum sp. (197360) Strombodes socialis (12938)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Ontario) Strombodes sp. (79159)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Pilophyllum moyeroensis, Strombodes socialis (206541 206542 206543) Strombodes socialis (206560)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15USA (New Mexico) Tabulophyllum zonatum (40302)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (New South Wales) Smithiphyllum keepitense, Smithiphyllum bensoni, Smithiphyllum sp. indet. A, Tabulophyllum normale, Tabulophyllum brevissimum, Tabulophyllum traversense (40006)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Tabulophyllum implicatum (81748)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Czechia (Moravia) Tabulophyllum sp. (3387)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Belgium Tabulophyllum sp. (135366)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) Tabulophyllum postnomale (3560)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Kazakhstan Tabulophyllum weberi (73214) Tabulophyllum weberi, Tabulophyllum sp., Tabulophyllum balapanense (73209)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Poland Tabulophyllum sp. B, Pseudoendophyllum raclaviense (134756)
Middle Famennian - Late/Upper Famennian368.5 - 358.86Poland Tabulophyllum sp. B, Pseudoendophyllum plativesiculosum, Pseudoendophyllum raclaviense (134801)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Poland Tabulophyllum sp. A (134802 134804)