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Homalophyllites

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentoididae

Taxonomy
Homalophyllites was named by Easton (1944) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-u]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Triplophyllites (Homalophyllites) by Easton et al. (1958).

It was assigned to Hapsiphyllidae by Hill (1956); to Triplophyllites by Easton et al. (1958); to Zaphrentoidinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Homalophyllites Easton
1956Homalophyllites Hill
1958Triplophyllites (Homalophyllites) Easton et al. p. 22
1981Homalophyllites Hill
2002Homalophyllites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStereolasmatina
familyZaphrentoididaeSchindewolf 1938
subfamilyZaphrentoidinaeSchindewolf 1938
genusHomalophyllitesEaston 1944

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. †Homalophyllites Easton 1944
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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 Kinderhookian to the top of the Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian - Carboniferous419.2 - 298.9USA (Montana, and Wyoming) H. calceolus (12387)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Montana) H. sp. (545)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (California) H. sp. (226310 226313 226426)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Idaho) H. sp. (12804) H. subcrassus (12800)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0Mexico (Sonora) Triplophyllites sp., Triplophyllites circularis (5616)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Idaho) H. sp. (184606 184607 184608)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Utah) H. sp. (549)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Montana) H. sp. (555 564)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) H. sp. (225982)