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Careophyllum brevilamellatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Prismatophyllum brevilamellatum was named by Hill (1936).

It was recombined as Hexagonaria brevilamellata by Hill (1954) and Hill (1954); it was recombined as Donia brevilamellata by Hill and Jell (1970); it was recombined as Careophyllum brevilamellatum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Prismatophyllum brevilamellatum Hill
1954Hexagonaria brevilamellata Hill
1970Donia brevilamellata Hill and Jell
2008Careophyllum brevilamellatum Brownlaw and Jell p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilySpongonariinaeCrickmay 1962
genusCareophyllum
speciesbrevilamellatum(Hill 1936)

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.

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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: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 383.40000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Western Australia) Careophyllum brevilamellatum (92851 92853 92857 92862 92874)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Western Australia) Careophyllum brevilamellatum (92858)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Donia brevilamellata (25263)