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Grypophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Grypophyllum was named by Wedekind (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-l D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 680]. Its type is Grypophyllum denckmanni.

It was corrected as Gryphophyllum by Hill (1981).

It was assigned to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); to Ptenophyllinae by Hill (1981), Kiessling (2003); to Ptenophyllidae by Brownlaw and Jell (2008); and to Anthozoa by Zhao and Zhu (2010).

Species
G. benbowi, G. curvatum, G. denckmanni (type species), G. jenkinsi
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. carinatum, G. convolutum, G. convolutum, G. gracile, G. primum, G. wedekindi

Synonyms
  • Neostringophyllum was named by Wedekind (1922).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Acanthophyllum by Birenheide (1972); it was reranked as Acanthophyllum (Neostringophyllum) by Zhen (1994); it was synonymized subjectively with Grypophyllum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

    It was assigned to Rugosa by Wedekind (1922); and to Acanthophyllum by Zhen (1994).
  • Hooeiphyllum was named by Taylor (1950). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Grypophyllum by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Grypophyllum Wedekind
1922Neostringophyllum Wedekind
1950Hooeiphyllum Taylor p. 173
1981Gryphophyllum Hill
1994Acanthophyllum (Neostringophyllum) Zhen
2002Grypophyllum Sepkoski
2003Grypophyllum Kiessling
2008Grypophyllum Brownlaw and Jell p. 19
2010Grypohyllum Zhao and Zhu p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
genusGrypophyllumWedekind 1922

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. †Grypophyllum Wedekind 1922
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†Grypophyllum benbowi Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Grypophyllum curvatum Hill 1942
†Grypophyllum denckmanni Wedekind 1922
†Grypophyllum jenkinsi Strusz 1966
Invalid names: Hooeiphyllum Taylor 1950 [synonym], Neostringophyllum Wedekind 1922 [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 Pragian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 413.02000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) Acanthophyllum implicatum, Acanthophyllum turni, Acanthophyllum jenkinsi (25700)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) Neostringophyllum sp. (603)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) G. sp. (101499) Neostringophyllum sp. (101496)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Spain G. jenkinsi (151290)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) G. sp. (595)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Australia (Victoria) Neostringophyllum implicatum (25715)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) G. carinatum, G. striatum (81802)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') G. vilvense (40706)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) G. sp. (84256)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) G. sp. (80380)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Austria (Steiermark) G. denckmanni (76717)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Spain (Castilla-León) G. primum (80640)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany G. denckmanni (25364)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam G. carinatum (83296)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) G. wedekindi, G. denckmanni (5866)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (England) G. denkmanni (81012)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Russian Federation (Nenets) G. sp. (81606)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Kazakhstan G. striatum (78841)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) G. sp., G. curvatum (80374)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Alaska) G. sp. (101519)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia G. primum (84368) G. sp. (84369)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Neostringophyllum sp. (197085)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Morocco G. convolutum, G. primum (62894)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) G. subtile, G. crickmayi (84238)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Kazakhstan Neostringophyllum waltheri (73197 73198)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Mackenzie) G. mackenziense (94530)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Neostringophyllum waltheri, G. denckmanni (40711)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany G. wedekindi, G. sp. (143798)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) G. convolutum, G. primum, G. denkmanni (81022) G. sp. (81021)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) G. sp. (3967 3968)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) G. sp. (25433)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) G. gracile (84384) Neostringophyllum waltheri (84385)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) G. craigi (84239 84240 84243) G. crickmayi (84241 84242) G. crickmayi, G. subtile (84236) G. mackenziense (84237) G. sp., Neostringophyllum sp. (626) G. wedekindi (81856)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam G. carinatum (83298 83320) G. carinatum, Neostringophyllum heterophylloides (83244) Neostringophyllum sp. (83254)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) G. denckmanni (81727 81734 81737 81739) G. sp. (81733 81738) G. wedekindi, G. denckmanni (81729 81730)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Western Australia) G. benbowi (92853 92861 92874)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Austria (Kärnten) G. sp. (81665)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland G. denckmanni (82739)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) G. gracile (82565)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) G. mackenziense (84249)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Türkiye G. sp. (27589)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Western Australia) G. sp., G. benbowi (92860)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) Neostringophyllum waltheri (84336)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) Neostringophyllum waltheri (83914)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31China Grypohyllum tenue (238704)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany Neostringophyllum sp. (28047)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) Neostringophyllum isetense (83918) Neostringophyllum waltheri (83919)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) Neostringophyllum sp. (84339)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) G. sp. (83782)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Vietnam G. sp. (83345)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Kazakhstan Neostringophyllum modicum (73207)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Alaska) Neostringophyllum sp. (36597)