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Donacophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Taxonomy
Donacophyllum was named by Dybowski (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

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

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Donacophyllum Dybowski
1981Donacophyllum Hill
2002Donacophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
genusDonacophyllumDybowski 1873

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. †Donacophyllum Dybowski 1873
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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 Gamachian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 445.50000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) D. sp. (80615)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) D. sp. (197360)