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Leonardophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Verbeekiellidae

Taxonomy
Leonardophyllum was named by Moore and Jeffords (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 893]. It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Leonardophyllum Moore and Jeffords
1956Leonardophyllum Hill
1981Leonardophyllum Hill
2002Leonardophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyVerbeekiellidaeSchouppé and Stacul 1955
genusLeonardophyllumMoore and Jeffords 1941

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. †Leonardophyllum Moore and Jeffords 1941
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Leonardophyllum kingi Ross and Ross 1962
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 Chesterian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 335.40000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) L. arkansanum (76852)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Spain (Castilla y Leon) L. leonense (76871)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) L. kingi (116724)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51China (Guangxi) L. kingi (109873)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Gansu) L. sp. (87394)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland L. sp. (108482)