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Aphrophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aphrophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Aphrophyllidae Hill
1981Aphrophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderAulophyllina
familyAphrophyllidaeHill 1973
familyAphrophyllidaeHill 1973

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. †Aphrophyllidae Hill 1973
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G. †Aphrophylloides Pickett 1967
G. †Aphrophyllum Smith 1920
G. †Coenaphrodia Jull 1974
G. †Merlewoodia Pickett 1967
G. †Naoides Pickett 1967
G. †Nothaphrophyllum Pickett 1967
G. †Symplectophyllum Hill 1934
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 Tournaisian to the top of the Brigantian or 358.86000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Aphrophyllum grande (76491) Merlewoodia bensoni (76488 76489) Merlewoodia hillae (76490) Naoides sp. (76487)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Aphrophyllum hallense, Symplectophyllum sp. (76495)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Aphrophylloides sp., Merlewoodia hillae, Symplectophyllum sp. (76496)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) Aphrophyllum edgari (40010) Aphrophyllum julli, Aphrophyllum mutabile, Merlewoodia foliacea, Symplectophyllum mutatum, Symplectophyllum densum (40009) Aphrophyllum medium, Aphrophyllum sp. A, Coenaphrodia sp., Merlewoodia abnormalis, Merlewoodia foliacea, Symplectophyllum rosewoodensis, Symplectophyllum sp. A, Symplectophyllum sp. B, Aphrophyllidae indet. (40008)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) Aphrophyllum edgari (24197)