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Temnophyllum (Truncicarinulum)

Anthozoa - Charactophyllidae

Taxonomy
Temnophyllum (Truncicarinulum) was named by Yu and Kuang (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Give-u].

It was reranked as Truncicarinulum by Sepkoski (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Spinophyllum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008), Coen-Aubert (2017).

It was assigned to Temnophyllum by Yu and Kuang (1983); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Temnophyllum (Truncicarinulum) Yu and Kuang p. 253
2002Truncicarinulum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyCharactophyllidaePedder 1972
genusTemnophyllumWalther 1928
subgenusTruncicarinulumYu and Kuang 1983

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.

Subg. †Temnophyllum (Truncicarinulum) Yu and Kuang 1983
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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
Collections
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