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Eridophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Eridophyllidae

Taxonomy

Eridophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-l D Give-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species

E. seriale

Synonyms

Craspedophyllum was named by Dybowski (1873). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eridophyllum by Hill (1956).
Crepidophyllum was named by Nicholson and Thomson (1876). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eridophyllum by Hill (1956).
Schistotoecholasma was named by Stewart (1938). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eridophyllum by Hill (1956).
Schistotoechelasma was named by Lang et al. (1940). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1850	Eridophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1873	Craspedophyllum Dybowski
1876	Crepidophyllum Nicholson and Thomson
1938	Schistotoecholasma Stewart
1940	Schistotoechelasma Lang et al.
1956	Eridophyllum Hill
1981	Eridophyllum Hill
2002	Eridophyllum Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
subclass	Rugosa	(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)

Rank	Name	Author
order	Stauriida	Verrill 1865
suborder	Cyathophyllina	Nicholson 1889
family	Eridophyllidae	Fromentel 1861
subfamily	Eridophyllinae	Fromentel 1861
genus	Eridophyllum	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. †Eridophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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†Eridophyllum seriale Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

Invalid names: Craspedophyllum Dybowski 1873 [synonym], Crepidophyllum Nicholson and Thomson 1876 [synonym], Schistotoechelasma Lang et al. 1940 [synonym], Schistotoecholasma Stewart 1938 [synonym]

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 Ashgill to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 449.50000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (41 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ashgill	449.5 - 443.7	Canada (Ontario)	E. seriale (193005)
Early/Lower Devonian	419.2 - 393.3	Canada (Ontario)	E. sp. (40058)
Eifelian	393.3 - 387.7	USA (Indiana)	E. conjunctum, E. apertum, E. coagulatum, E. seriale (5703)
Eifelian	393.3 - 387.7	USA (New York)	E. gigas (9614) E. sp. (9547)
Eifelian	393.3 - 387.7	USA (Kentucky)	E. sp., E. coagulatum, E. seriale (76992)
Eifelian	393.3 - 387.7	Canada (Ontario)	E. seriale (3845 213759)
Middle Devonian	393.3 - 382.7	USA (Indiana)	E. archiaci (11101)
Middle Devonian	393.3 - 382.7	USA (Kentucky)	E. archiaci, E. tumidulum (5709)
Middle Devonian	393.3 - 382.7	USA (New York)	E. subcaespitosum (91240)
Early/Lower Givetian	388.1 - 383.7	Morocco	E. seriale (62894)
Givetian	387.7 - 382.7	USA (New York)	E. sp. (8770 8771 8772 8780 8786 8787 8788 8915 10543 10546 10552 10553 10556) E. subcaespitosum (8978 8979 8983 8984 8987 8992 8993 8994 8996 9003 9005 9006 9408 9409 10110 96209)