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Disphyllum nevadense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophyllum nevadense was named by Stumm (1937). Its type specimen is USNM 94454 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Disphyllum nevadense by Merriam (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Spongophyllum nevadense Stumm p. 435 figs. pl. 53, fig. 10, pi. 55, figs. 5a, b.
1974Disphyllum nevadense Merriam p. 59 figs. Plate 18, figures 7-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusDisphyllumFromentel 1861
speciesnevadense(Stumm 1937)

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.

Disphyllum nevadense Stumm 1937
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1974This slender Disphyllum has few dissepiment columns, including both globose and narrow elongate dissepiments; large, elongate dissepiments are interseptal and not lonsdaleioid.
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