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Smithiphyllum imperfectum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophyllum imperfectum was named by Smith (1945). It is not extant. It is the type species of Smithiphyllum.

It was recombined as Smithiphyllum imperfectum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Spongophyllum imperfectum Smith
2008Smithiphyllum imperfectum Brownlaw and Jell p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
subfamilyKyphophyllinaeWedekind 1927
genusSmithiphyllumBirenheide 1962
speciesimperfectum(Smith 1945)

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.

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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: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Colombia-Alberta) Smithiphyllum imperfectum (40286)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Columbia-Alberta) Smithiphyllum imperfectum (40283 40285)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Smithiphyllum imperfectum (40143 40144 83803)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Columbia) Smithiphyllum imperfectum (40288 83798)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Smithiphyllum imperfectum (83698 83700 83723 83743 83744 83745)