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Siphonophrentis elongata

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae

Taxonomy
Siphonophrentis elongata was named by Rafinesque and Clifford (1820). It is the type species of Siphonophrentis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. angusta, S. cantabrica, S. gigantea, S. halli, S. planima, S. yandelli

Synonyms
  • Caryophyllia gigantea was named by Lesueur (1821).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Siphonophrentis elongata by Oliver (1993).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Siphonophrentis elongata Rafinesque and Clifford
1821Caryophyllia gigantea Lesueur p. 169
2017Siphonophrentis elongata Coen-Aubert p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familySiphonophrentidae()
genusSiphonophrentisO'Connell 1914
specieselongataRafinesque and Clifford 1820

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.

†Siphonophrentis elongata Rafinesque and Clifford 1820
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Invalid names: Caryophyllia gigantea Lesueur 1821 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 20:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Siphonophrentis elongata (5703)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Siphonophrentis elongata (5702)