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Disphyllum iowensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Disphyllum iowensis was named by Sorauf (1998). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shell Rock River, upper Mason City Member, which is in a Frasnian shallow subtidal limestone in the Shell Rock Formation of Iowa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Disphyllum iowensis Sorauf

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusDisphyllumFromentel 1861
speciesiowensis

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.

Disphyllum iowensis Sorauf 1998
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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: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) Disphyllum iowensis (type locality: 83955)