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Chalcidophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Chalcidophyllum was named by Pedder (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg-u D Emsi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Disphyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Chalcidophyllum Pedder
1981Chalcidophyllum Hill
2002Chalcidophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusChalcidophyllumPedder 1965

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. †Chalcidophyllum Pedder 1965
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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 Lochkovian to the top of the Eifelian or 419.62000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (25705 25706)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan C. campanense (45789)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62China (Guangxi) C. nakaolingensis (4008)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Tajikistan C. campanense (45790)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Guangxi) C. nakaolingense (80471)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Australia (Victoria) C. discorde (25714)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Australia (Victoria) C. recessum (25715 25716)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Spain (Castilla-León) C. discorde (80642) C. gigas (80648)