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Charactophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Charactophyllum was named by Simpson (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-m D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 680]. It is not extant. Its type is Campophyllum nanum.

It was assigned to Phillipsastraeinae by Hill (1956); to Disphyllinae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); to Charactophyllidae by Abbasi et al. (2014); and to Disphyllidae by Coen-Aubert (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Charactophyllum Simpson
1956Charactophyllum Hill
1981Charactophyllum Hill
2002Charactophyllum Sepkoski
2014Charactophyllum Abbasi et al. p. 3
2017Charactophyllum Coen-Aubert p. 166

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
genusCharactophyllumSimpson 1900

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. †Charactophyllum Simpson 1900
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Charactophyllum mauritanicum Coen-Aubert 2017
Charactophyllum nanum Hall and Whitfield 1873
Charactophyllum soraufi Coen-Aubert 2017
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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 399.50000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) C. sp. (101008)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation C. schandiense (35720)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) C. excavatum, C. sp., C. trochoides (80374)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Tajikistan C. antiquum (78876)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) C. trochoides (80375 106535)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Mauritania (Tiris Zemmour) C. mauritanicum (236757) C. soraufi, C. mauritanicum (236758)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) C. sp. (25433)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam C. spongiasum (83320)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Asturias) C. lotzei (25436)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (40129 40138)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) C. sp. (83798)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) C. elongatum (84339)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) C. nanum (40289) C. sp., C. nanum (40290)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) C. sp. (657)