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Mesophyllum (Dialytophyllum)

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Digonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Mesophyllum (Dialytophyllum) was named by Amanshauser (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: D m Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Dialytophyllum by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Mesophyllum by Amanshauser (1925), Hill (1956); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Dialytophyllum annulatum, Dialytophyllum clausum, Dialytophyllum complicatum, Dialytophyllum crassiseptatum, Dialytophyllum tenuiseptatum, Dialytophyllum yavorskii, Mesophyllum atascaderum, Mesophyllum barkoukyi, Mesophyllum cristatum, Mesophyllum curum, Mesophyllum cylindricum, Mesophyllum dachsbergi, Mesophyllum daviesi, Mesophyllum duplicatum, Mesophyllum emsti, Mesophyllum engelhartii, Mesophyllum fongi, Mesophyllum frankei, Mesophyllum funafutiense, Mesophyllum funafuttiense, Mesophyllum gignouxi, Mesophyllum grande, Mesophyllum guamense, Mesophyllum heteroclitum, Mesophyllum heteroctidium, Mesophyllum ichenoides, Mesophyllum inaspectum, Mesophyllum indicum, Mesophyllum ishigakiensis, Mesophyllum laffitei, Mesophyllum lemoineae, Mesophyllum lissingenense, Mesophyllum lissingenense, Mesophyllum macroblastum, Mesophyllum macrocystis, Mesophyllum macrocystis, Mesophyllum macrocystis, Mesophyllum maximum, Mesophyllum maximum, Mesophyllum maximum, Mesophyllum maximum, Mesophyllum mazzapiedense, Mesophyllum meghalayensis, Mesophyllum mesomorphum, Mesophyllum monielloense, Mesophyllum originale, Mesophyllum originale, Mesophyllum peruvianum, Mesophyllum pfenderea, Mesophyllum prepulchrum, Mesophyllum prolifer, Mesophyllum pseudoorthoceras, Mesophyllum pseudoseptatum, Mesophyllum pueranum, Mesophyllum purpurascens, Mesophyllum ramosum, Mesophyllum roverti, Mesophyllum rynkyuensis, Mesophyllum ryukyuensis, Mesophyllum sancti, Mesophyllum savornini, Mesophyllum savorninii, Mesophyllum schenki, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum secundum, Mesophyllum sp, Mesophyllum stillei, Mesophyllum suganum, Mesophyllum tropicale, Mesophyllum varians, Mesophyllum vaughanii, Mesophyllum vesiculosum, Mesophyllum vesiculosum, Mesophyllum vesiculosum, Plasmophyllum sandhillense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Mesophyllum (Dialytophyllum) Amanshauser
1956Mesophyllum (Dialytophyllum) Hill
2002Dialytophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyDigonophyllidaeWedekind 1923
genusMesophyllumSchlüter 1889
subgenusDialytophyllumAmanshauser 1925

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. †Mesophyllum (Dialytophyllum) Amanshauser 1925
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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 20:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Givetian or 413.02000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Dialytophyllum annulatum (83248)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) Dialytophyllum complicatum (26596) Dialytophyllum sp. (26614)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Dialytophyllum annulatum (84386) Dialytophyllum yavorskii, Dialytophyllum crassiseptatum, Dialytophyllum tenuiseptatum (84384) Dialytophyllum yavorskii, Dialytophyllum tenuiseptatum, Dialytophyllum clausum (84385)