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Grypophyllum curvatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lyrielasma curvatum was named by Hill (1942).

It was recombined as Grypophyllum curvatum by Simpson (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. carinatum, G. convolutum, G. convolutum, G. gracile, G. primum, G. wedekindi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Lyrielasma curvatum Hill
1999Grypophyllum curvatum Simpson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
genusGrypophyllumWedekind 1922
speciescurvatum(Hill 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.

†Grypophyllum curvatum Hill 1942
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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 Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Grypophyllum curvatum (80374)