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Actinocystinae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Actinocystinae was named by Wedekind (1927).

It was assigned to Ptenophyllidae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Actinocystinae Wedekind
1981Actinocystinae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyActinocystinaeWedekind 1927
subfamilyActinocystinaeWedekind 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.

Subfm. †Actinocystinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Cymatelasma Hill and Butler 1936
G. †Cymatella Sytova 1970
G. †Dubrovia Zheltonogova 1961
G. †Spongophylloides Meyer 1881
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 Homerian to the top of the Pragian or 430.60000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Spongophylloides sp. (528)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Nenets) Spongophylloides perfecta (78962)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ukraine Spongophylloides perfecta (23458)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Komi) Spongophylloides perfecta (78963)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden Spongophylloides greyi (77538)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Cymatelasma sp., Spongophylloides sp. (23057)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Spongophylloides sp. (14104)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine Spongophylloides perfecta (23376 23459)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia Spongophylloides unus (79685)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Venezuela Cymatelasma aricaguaense (25626)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Ukraine Spongophylloides perfecta (23427)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Komi) Spongophylloides perfecta (78961)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Ukraine Spongophylloides nikiforovae (14147)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Nenets) Spongophylloides cockei (78960)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation (Komi) Spongophylloides grayi (78959)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland Spongophylloides perfecta, Spongophylloides intermedia (23040)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Virginia) Spongophylloides sp. (24951)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02Mongolia Spongophylloides perfecta (79686)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Spongophylloides perfecta (81652)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Pennsylvania) Spongophylloides sp. (24949)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Spongophylloides perfecta (81791) Spongophylloides thomasae, Spongophylloides improcerus, Spongophylloides saumensis, Spongophylloides perfecta (81749)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Spongophylloides perfecta (13959 13960 13964 13965 13966 24741)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Bashkir) Spongophylloides dubroviensis, Spongophylloides perfecta (13955)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation Spongophylloides sp. (24774)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Mongolia Spongophylloides tomasae, Spongophylloides dubrovensis (79688)