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Sociophyllum elongatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stringophyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophyllum elongatum was named by Schleuter (1881). It is not extant. It is the type species of Stringophyllum (Sociophyllum).

It was recombined as Sociophyllum elongatum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008), Coen-Aubert (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Spongophyllum elongatum Schleuter
2008Sociophyllum elongatum Brownlaw and Jell p. 24
2017Sociophyllum elongatum Coen-Aubert p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyStringophyllidaeWedekind 1922
genusSociophyllum(Birenheide 1962)
specieselongatum(Schleuter 1881)

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.

Sociophyllum elongatum Schleuter 1881
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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 Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) Sociophyllum elongatum (25433)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Leon) Sociophyllum elongatum (26849)