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Charactophyllidae

Anthozoa - Charactophyllidae

Taxonomy
Charactophyllidae was named by Pedder (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Disphyllidae by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

It was assigned to Rugosa by Pedder (1972); and to Rugosa by Abbasi et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Charactophyllidae Pedder
2014Charactophyllidae Abbasi et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyCharactophyllidaePedder 1972
familyCharactophyllidaePedder 1972

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.

Fm. †Charactophyllidae Pedder 1972
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G. †Alaiophyllum Goryanov 1961
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G. †Ceciliaphyllum McLean 1982
G. †Chostophyllum Pedder 1982
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†Chostophyllum apertum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Chostophyllum gregorii Etheridge 1892
†Chostophyllum metula Pedder 1982
G. †Hunanophrentis Sun 1958
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†Hunanophrentis abnormis Schröder 2005
G. †Piceaphyllum Rozkowska 1980
G. †Sinodisphyllum Sun 1958
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G. †Temnophyllum Walther 1928
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Subg. †Temnophyllum (Truncicarinulum) Yu and Kuang 1983
†Temnophyllum latum Walther 1928
†Temnophyllum spissum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Temnophyllum waltheri Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1966
†Temnophyllum zamkovae Wrzolek 1992
Invalid names: Diplophyllum Soshkina 1939 [synonym], Paracanthus Merriam 1973 [synonym], Prodiplophyllum Cotton 1973 [synonym], Temeniophyllum Lang et al. 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 413.02000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Spain Chostophyllum gregorii (151290)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar Temnophyllum creber (62951)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) Chostophyllum coniculus (55478 55603 55604) Chostophyllum coniculus, Chostophyllum humense (55468 55485 84256) Chostophyllum sp. (55481)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Chostophyllum slavorum (55491)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Chostophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp., Chostophyllum gregorii (80374)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Myanmar (Shan) Temnophyllum creber (147607)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) Chostophyllum sp. A (84253) Temnophyllum richardsoni (84238)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Hunanophrentis abnormis (81731)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Morocco Chostophyllum sp. (62894)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum latum (227413)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guizhou) Temnophyllum sp. (84330)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany Chostophyllum sp., Hunanophrentis looghiense, Sinodisphyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum latum (143798)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31France Temnophyllum longiseptatum (38681)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam Temnophyllum waltheri (83244)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland Temnophyllum latum (82740 83220) Temnophyllum zamkovae (82928)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Iran Chostophyllum gregori (181591) Chostophyllum metula (181592) Temnophyllum sp. 1, Temnophyllum sp. 2 (181593)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla-León) Temnophyllum waltheri (80711)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Temnophyllum sp. (38404)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Nevada) Temnophyllum waltheri (83979)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (3966 4707 4790 4791 4846 13160 34890) Temnophyllum spp. (13172)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) Temnophyllum sp. (25433 80296 80297 80369)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Chostophyllum goryanovi (55467) Chostophyllum goryanovi, Hunanophrentis sp., Temnophyllum richardsoni, Temnophyllum decaeni (84236) Chostophyllum metula (55477) Temnophyllum decaeni, Temnophyllum lenzi, Temnophyllum richardsoni (84237) Temnophyllum richardsoni (84242 84247 84248)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Hunan) Temnophyllum sp. (34987 34988 34989 34990 80272)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Temnophyllum sp. (8473 40013 66489 80375 80377) Temnophyllum sp., Chostophyllum gregorii (80376)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum sp. B, Temnophyllum sp. D, Temnophyllum turbinatum, Chostophyllum apertum (92853) Temnophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum turbinatum, Temnophyllum spissum, Chostophyllum apertum (92851) Temnophyllum sp. C, Temnophyllum turbinatum (92861) Temnophyllum turbinatum (92857)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum astrictum (81727 81730 81739) Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum majus (81733) Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum majus, Temnophyllum latum (81734 81737) Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum majus, Temnophyllum sp. (81738) Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum astrictum (81732)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Austria (Kärnten) Alaiophyllum jarushevskyi, Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum latum (81665)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum altum, Temnophyllum sp. S, Temnophyllum waltheri (81741) Temnophyllum lenzi, Temnophyllum sp. (81742)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Vardak) Alaiophyllum sp., Temnophyllum chitralense (84650)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Vietnam Temnophyllum rozkowskae, Temnophyllum waltheri (83340)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Alaiophyllum mackenziense (83978)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum turbinatum, Temnophyllum spissum (92849)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4China Temnophyllum poshiense, Temnophyllum waltheri, Sinodisphyllum simplex, Sinodisphyllum variable (212695)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Poland Temnophyllum zamkovae (83085)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Alaiophyllum sp. (82565)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany Chostophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (197087) Temnophyllum sp. (60183)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Tajikistan Temnophyllum sp. (184352)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum turbinatum (92858)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Leon) Temnophyllum rectum, Temnophyllum majus, Temnophyllum latum (26849)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum sp. S, Temnophyllum altum (81743)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. (39276)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (13140)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Ghazni) Temnophyllum chitralense (75117)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Hunanophrentis praecedens, Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (40137) Hunanophrentis sp. (40281) Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum sp. (40142) Hunanophrentis spp., Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum multiseptatum, Piceaphyllum sp. (40147) Piceaphyllum sp. (40138 40278) Piceaphyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (40131) Temnophyllum sp. (40129 40133 40135 40136 81119 81120)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15China (Hunan) Hunanophrentis uniforme, Temnophyllum sp., Sinodisphyllum simplex (40569) Temnophyllum sp., Sinodisphyllum variable (40955)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Iran Sinodisphyllum sp. (62152 62157) Temnophyllum lapparenti (62132)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum sp. (40288 83798)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia (Moravia) Alaiophyllum jana (39633 39636 39641) Alaiophyllum sp. (3752 3756 39167)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia-Alberta) Hunanophrentis praecedens (40283) Hunanophrentis praecedens, Piceaphyllum sp. (40285)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Vietnam Alaiophyllum incomptum (83345) Temnophyllum lantenoisi (83341)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Temnophyllum sp. (83799)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Belgium (Namur) Sinodisphyllum sp. (76605)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Colombia-Alberta) Ceciliaphyllum bastillense, Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum sp., Piceaphyllum modicum (40286)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia Temnophyllum sp. (83224)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. (39257 39261 39268) Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum turbinatum (39262 39267) Temnophyllum turbinatum (25263)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. (39271)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (3963 3964 4703)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Belgium (Namur) Sinodisphyllum kielcense (76606)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (13005 13007 13135)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Piceaphyllum pronini (61840) Temnophyllum latum (82905)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (New South Wales) Temnophyllum sp. indet. B (40006)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum sp. (83730)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Czechia (Moravia) Alaiophyllum indet. (3384 3387)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. (39282)