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Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) Merriam pp. 54 - 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyPtenophyllinaeWedekind 1923
genusAustralophyllumStumm 1949
subgenusToquimaphyllum

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.

Subg. †Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) Merriam 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1973Cerioid rugose corals possessing mature corallites with wide, almost wholly lonsdaieioid dis- sepimentarium, predominantly large dissepiments, and moderately wide to rather narrow, closely spaced, sagging tabulae without peripheral depression. Septa usually smooth, discontinuous peripherally as septal crests. In some mature corallites, septa greatly shortened or obsolete.
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 Ludlow to the top of the Lochkovian or 426.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (California) Australophyllum johnsoni (226665)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Nevada) Australophyllum johnsoni (36959)