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Calophyllum columnare

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Taxonomy
Coralliolites columnaris was named by von Schlotheim (1813). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schmerbach, Gothaischen, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Geinitzella columnaris by Tschernyschew and Stepanow (1916), Riedel (1917); it was recombined as Calophyllum columnare by Weyer (1984), Fedorowski and Bamber (2001), Chwieduk (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Coralliolites columnaris von Schlotheim p. 59
1842Cyathophyllum profundum Germar p. 579 figs. Pl 10, fig 14
1848Caryophillia quadrifida Howse p. 260
1850Petraia profunda King p. 24 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
1861Calophyllum profundum Geinitz p. 110 figs. Pl 20, figs 15-17
1865Tetraphyllum profundum Ludwig p. 154 figs. Pl 36, fig 3
1866Astrocyathus geinitzi Ludwig p. 203 figs. Pl 50, fig 2
1869Cyathaxonia herbsti Ludwig p. 130 figs. Pl 30, fig 2
1869Zaphrentis callosa Ludwig p. 130 figs. Pl 30, fig 1
1900Cyathophyllum plarrei Eisel
1916Geinitzella columnaris Tschernyschew and Stepanow p. 12 figs. Pl 3, figs 4,5
1917Geinitzella columnaris Riedel p. 76
1984Calophyllum columnare Weyer p. 28 figs. 8.1-8.3, 9.8-9.10
2001Calophyllum columnare Fedorowski and Bamber p. 53 figs. 10, 11; pl 3, figs 3-6; pl 5, fig 6
2007Calophyllum columnare Chwieduk

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPolycoeliidaeFromentel 1861
genusCalophyllumDana 1846
speciescolumnare()

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.

†Calophyllum columnare von Schlotheim 1813
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Invalid names: Astrocyathus geinitzi Ludwig 1866 [synonym], Cyathaxonia herbsti Ludwig 1869 [synonym], Cyathophyllum plarrei Eisel 1900 [synonym], Cyathophyllum profundum Germar 1842 [synonym], Tetraphyllum profundum Ludwig 1865 [synonym], Zaphrentis callosa Ludwig 1869 [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: 2007-11-15 09:13:28
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:13:28
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 274.40000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Calophyllum profundum (74983)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Iran Geinitzella columnaris (211728)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Iran Geinitzella columnaris (211731)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Canada (Nunavut) Calophyllum columnare (107834 107842)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany Astrocyathus geinitzi, Calophyllum profundum (208888) Calophyllum columnare (208880 208881 208884 208885) Calophyllum profundum (208889) Coralliolites columnaris (117893) Cyathophyllum profundum (118868) Zaphrentis callosa, Cyathaxonia herbsti (208886)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland Hapsiphyllum sp. (108482)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Geinitzella columnaris (119526 119617)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Petraia profunda (130765)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Caryophillia quadrifida (130870)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Hornsund) Calophyllum columnare (87548)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Canada (Nunavut) Calophyllum columnare (107841)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (Durham) Petraia profunda (161505)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Bosnia and Herzegovina Geinitzella columnaris (206739 206741)