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Plerophyllum australe

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plerophyllum australe was named by Hinde (1890).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. huayingshanensis, P. uniforme

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Plerophyllum australe Hinde
1903Plerophyllum australe Etheridge Jr. p. 8
1907Plerophyllum australe Etheridge Jr. p. 27 figs. Pl 7, fig 1; pl 8, fig 10
1915Plerophyllum australe Etheridge Jr. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusPlerophyllum
speciesaustrale

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.

†Plerophyllum australe Hinde 1890
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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: 2007-10-22 08:43:14
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:17:48
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Roadian or 293.52000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Plerophyllum australe (101221 131545 131548 131604 131884)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Western Australia) Plerophyllum australe (106707)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Heilongjiang) Plerophyllum australe (109615)