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Sphenothallus

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Sphenothallus was named by Hall (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u C Bash-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Sphenothallus angustifolius.

It was assigned to Ctenoconulariinae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Scyphozoa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Campylites letullieri, S. angustifolius (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. kozaki, S. kozaki

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Sphenothallus Hall
1856Campylites Eichwald
1956Sphenothallus Bayer et al. p. F65
2002Campylites Sepkoski
2002Sphenothallus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
—Paleoscyphozoa
—Conulatae(Moore and Harrington 1956)
RankNameAuthor
orderConulariidaMiller and Gurley 1896
suborderConulariinaMiller and Gurley 1896
familyConulariidaeWalcott 1886
subfamilyCtenoconulariinaeSinclair 1952
genusSphenothallusHall 1847

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.

G. †Sphenothallus Hall 1847
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Invalid names: Campylites Eichwald 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindf
Comments: Attached to Selkirkia fragmentsg
Created: 2009-04-15 11:56:40
Modified: 2009-04-15 13:56:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Neal and Hannibal 2000

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 521.00000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) S. sp. (57696)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Guizhou) S. sp. (128419 128421)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Yunnan) S. sp. (90370 90371)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Nevada) S. sp. (218892)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) S. sp. (96417)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Czechia (Bohemia) S. kozaki (67708)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) S. sp. (188664)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1South Korea S. sp. (215847 215848 215850 215851)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hunan) S. sp. (226639)
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Occitania) S. sp. (276447)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (230215)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (216511)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) S. sp. (115303)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Shaanxi) S. sp. (276236)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Kentucky) S. sp. (181722)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) S. sp. (72638)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) S. sp. (13261)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia S. sp. (3879)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6USA (Iowa) S. sp. (26860)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany S. sp. (26904)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Nevada) S. sp. (242114)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Ohio) S. sp. (3380 3382)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Czechia S. sp. (38089)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Ukraine S. sp. (228669)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) S. sp. (217916)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) S. sp. (217915)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Campylites letullieri (234094)