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Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) johnsoni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) johnsoni was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159420 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ikes Canyon, USGS M1114, Nevada, which is in a Lochkovian open shallow subtidal limestone in the McMonnigal Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) johnsoni Merriam p. 55 figs. Plate 11, figures 1, 2, 5-7; plate 15, figure 17

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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
speciesjohnsoni

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1973Toquimaphyllum with major septa extending to axis of normal corallites, breaking up peripherally as septal crests. Mature corallites with widest dissepimentaria having correspondingly narrow tabularia. Partially aseptate corallites retain only short inner-tip segments of tnajor septa
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 (type locality: 36959)