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Asthenophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Asthenophyllum was named by Grubbs (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Metriophyllidae by Hill (1956); to Streptelasmatinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. davisi, A. inwoodense, A. occidentale, A. orientalis, A. orthoseptatum, A. scitulum
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Asthenophyllum Grubbs
1956Asthenophyllum Hill
1981Asthenophyllum Hill
2002Asthenophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyStreptelasmatinaeNicholson 1889
genusAsthenophyllumGrubbs 1939

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.

G. †Asthenophyllum Grubbs 1939
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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 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wufeng to the top of the Wenlock or 449.40000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wufeng449.4 - 443.1China (Guizhou) A. sp. (4775)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) A. sp. (455)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) A. orientalis (206319)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (Nevada) A. orthoseptatum (24787) A. sp. (24886 24912)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Kentucky) A. davisi, A. scitulum (5676)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Manitoba) A. inwoodense (26420) A. sp. (26727 26729)
Clinton440.1 - 439.4Canada (British Columbia) A. occidentale (5145 5148 5149)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) A. inwoodense (26445 26451 26456 26627 26635 26638 26664 26675 26706 26719 26721 26722 26724) A. occidentale (26446 26632 26634) A. occidentale, A. inwoodense (26678) A. sp. (26631 26747)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Québec) A. inwoodense (26698)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) A. sp. (25044)