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Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Spongophyllidae

Taxonomy
Beugniesastraea was named by Coen-Aubert (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea) by Zhen (1994).

It was assigned to Spongophyllum by Zhen (1994); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Beugniesastraea Coen-Aubert
1994Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea) Zhen
2002Beugniesastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusSpongophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
subgenusBeugniesastraea(Coen-Aubert 1988)

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.

Subg. †Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea) Coen-Aubert 1988
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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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Spongophyllum variabilis (80378)