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Dinophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Dinophyllum was named by Lindström (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 711]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
  • Streptophyllum was named by Grabau (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Dinophyllum by Hill (1956).

    It was assigned to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Dinophyllum Lindström
1931Streptophyllum Grabau
1956Dinophyllum Hill
1981Dinophyllum Hill
2002Dinophyllum Sepkoski
2002Streptophyllum 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)
subfamilyDinophyllinaeWang 1947
genusDinophyllumLindström 1882

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. †Dinophyllum Lindström 1882
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Invalid names: Streptophyllum Grabau 1931 [synonym]
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 Rhuddanian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 443.10000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) D. D. hannah (12938)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) D. breviseptatum, D. involutum (206541 206542 206543)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) D. apertum (79511 79514) D. breviseptatum (79510) D. involutum (79507 79513 79526) D. involutum, D. apertum (79512) D. sp. (79506)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) D. stokesi (13194) D. stokesi, D. hoskinsoni (13230)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories and Yukon) D. sp. (514)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) D. involutum (206319)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (British Columbia) D. sp. (27419 27424)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) D. stokesi (12940)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) D. sp. (513)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Manitoba) D. lundarense (26738)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6China D. sp. (61431)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Ohio) D. semilunum (13198) D. stokesi (22964)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) D. hannah (12939) D. sp. (79165)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9China (Yunnan) D. sp. (27837)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) D. apertum (79394)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Greenland D. sp. (23048)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Hubei) D. sp. (27832)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) D. sp. (25250)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (New Brunswick) D. stokesi (12556)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) D. lundarense (26742)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Russian Federation D. sp. (23496)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Clisiophyllym involutum (13591)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) D. apertum (79397)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation D. sp. (24749)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Gansu) D. sp. (27826)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Siberia) D. breviseptatum (206380)