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Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) compressum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium compressum was named by Jeffords (1942).

It was recombined as Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) compressum by Fedorowski (1987).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Lophophyllidium compressum Jeffords
1942Lophophyllidium elongatum Jeffords
1947Stereostylus pelaeus Jeffords
1966Stereostylus brushensis Bebout
1987Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) compressum Fedorowski p. 112 figs. 40; pl 8, figs 18,19; pl 13, figs 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
subgenusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
speciescompressum(Jeffords 1942)

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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Invalid names: Lophophyllidium elongatum Jeffords 1942 [synonym], Stereostylus brushensis Bebout 1966 [synonym], Stereostylus pelaeus Jeffords 1947 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 09:12:54
Modified: 2007-09-18 11:12:54
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Gzhelian or 306.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Stereostylus pelaeus (71512)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Stereostylus pelaeus (71513 71514 71515)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium compressum (43453 43476 43527 75958)