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Disphyllum virgatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy

Cyathophyllum virgatum was named by Hinde (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Opposite Mount Krauss, Kimberley District, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in Australia.

It was recombined as Disphyllum virgatum by Hill (1936), Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. aequiseptatum, D. breviseptatum, D. caespitosum, D. catenatum, D. cognatum, D. cohaerens, D. cylindricum, D. densum, D. dispassum, D. dupliforme, D. emsti, D. fasciculum, D. floydense, D. frechi, D. geinitzi, D. grabaui, D. gradatum, D. gregorii, D. hsianghsiense, D. incongruum, D. kweihsiense, D. lazutkini, D. paschiense, D. pashiense, D. regulare, D. repansum, D. rugosum, D. speleanum, D. synaptophylloides, D. tubiforme, D. veronica, D. wirbelauense, D. wirbelauense, D. wirbelauense

Synonyms

Cyathophyllum depressum was named by Hinde (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Opposite Mount Krauss, Kimberley District, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in Australia.

It was recombined as Disphyllum depressum by Hill (1936); it was synonymized subjectively with Cyathophyllum virgatum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).
Disphyllum curtum was named by Hill (1954).

It was synonymized subjectively with Disphyllum virgatum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1890	Cyathophyllum virgatum Hinde p. 194 figs. Pl 8, figs 1a,b
1890	Cyathophyllum depressum Hinde p. 195 figs. Pl 8, figs 2a,b
1936	Disphyllum depressum Hill
1936	Disphyllum virgatum Hill
1954	Disphyllum curtum Hill
2008	Disphyllum virgatum Brownlaw and Jell p. 32

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
subclass	Rugosa	(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
order	Stauriida	Verrill 1865

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Columnariina	Rominger 1876
family	Disphyllidae	Hill 1939
subfamily	Disphyllinae	Hill 1939
genus	Disphyllum	Fromentel 1861
species	virgatum	()

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 virgatum Hinde 1890

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Invalid names: Cyathophyllum depressum Hinde 1890 [synonym], Disphyllum curtum Hill 1954 [synonym]

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: Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.31000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian	382.31 - 379.0	Australia (Western Australia)	Disphyllum virgatum (39275 92876 92877 92878)
Frasnian	382.31 - 372.15	Australia (Western Australia)	Cyathophyllum depressum (131547) Cyathophyllum virgatum, Cyathophyllum depressum (131546) Disphyllum virgatum (39258 39261 39267) Disphyllum virgatum, Disphyllum curtum (25263 39262)