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Kakisaphyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kakisaphyllidae

Taxonomy
Kakisaphyllinae was named by McLean and Pedder (1984).

It was reranked as the family Kakisaphyllidae by Pedder (2010).

It was assigned to Kyphophyllidae by McLean and Pedder (1984); and to Ketophyllina by Pedder (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Kakisaphyllinae McLean and Pedder
2010Kakisaphyllidae Pedder p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKakisaphyllidae()
familyKakisaphyllidae()

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. †Kakisaphyllidae McLean and Pedder 1984
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G. †Dialeptophyllum Pedder 1990
G. †Kakisaphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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Kakisaphyllum larus McLean and Pedder 1984
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 Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 387.95000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Dialeptophyllum vopnii (84241)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Kakisaphyllum larus (83816)