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Denayphyllum denayensls

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Spongophyllidae

Taxonomy
Denayphyllum denayensls was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159407 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Denayphyllum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Denayphyllum denayensls Merriam p. 57 figs. Plate 7, figures 15-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusDenayphyllum
speciesdenayensls

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.

Denayphyllum denayensls Merriam 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1973Denayphyllum with few or no minor septa and fairly straight corallites without connecting processes. Nearly horizontal dissepiments about one-third the diameter, or about same as width of tabulae.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available