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Disphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Disphyllum Fromentel
1893Cannophyllum Chapman
1893Schleuteria Chapman p. 45
1922Schlueteria Wedekind p. 3
1939Megaphyllum Soshkina
1939Pseudostringophyllum Soshkina
1941Ceratinella Soshkina
1952Minussiella Bulvanker
1952Solominella Ivaniya
1956Disphyllum Hill
1974Disphyllum Merriam pp. 58 - 59
1978Pseudodisphyllum Kong
1978Temnophylloides Luo
1981Disphyllum Hill
1981Minussiella Hill
2002Disphyllum Sepkoski
2002Minussiella Sepkoski
2003Solominella Kiessling
2008Disphyllum Brownlaw and Jell p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusDisphyllumFromentel 1861

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. †Disphyllum Fromentel 1861
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Disphyllum caespitosum Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Cladocora goldfussi Geinitz 1846 [synonym]
Disphyllum conjugans Sorauf 1998
Disphyllum hockingi Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Disphyllum incomptum Hill and Jell 1970
Disphyllum iowensis Sorauf 1998
Disphyllum murum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Disphyllum nevadense Stumm 1937
Disphyllum patulum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Disphyllum virgatum Hinde 1890
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Invalid names: Cyathophyllum depressum Hinde 1890 [synonym], Disphyllum curtum Hill 1954 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cannophyllum Chapman 1893 [synonym], Ceratinella Soshkina 1941 [synonym], Megaphyllum Soshkina 1939 [synonym], Minussiella Bulvanker 1952 [synonym], Pseudodisphyllum Kong 1978 [synonym], Pseudostringophyllum Soshkina 1939 [synonym], Schleuteria Chapman 1893 [synonym], Schlueteria Wedekind 1922 [synonym], Solominella Ivaniya 1952 [synonym], Temnophylloides Luo 1978 [synonym]
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 20:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 432.90000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (203 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Xinjiang) D. sp. (27816)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Cyathophyllum caespitosum (229257)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (25553)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Xinjiang) D. sp. (27767)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Jilin) D. sp. (25759)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) D. gregorii (25699)
Helderbergian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Italy D. sp. (26128)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) D. goldfussi (108337) D. sp. (100934 100941 100945 100948 100977 100996 100997 100998 101000 101002 101003 101004 101005 101431 108336) D. sp., D. catenatum (100942)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) D. caespitosum (75683)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Australia (Victoria) D. cognatum (10135 10143) D. incongruum (10140) D. sp. (10127)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Australia (Victoria) D. speleanum (25715)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (Tasmania) D. repansum (7197)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Australia (Queensland) D. paracouvinense (106560)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) D. cohaerens (5706)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (55468 55478 55481 55485)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen,) D. caespitosum (77050)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Kentucky) D. sp., D. synaptophylloides (76992)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) D. sp. (3846) D. sp., D. sp. (3845)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (British Columbia) Minussiella bathurstensis (84250)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. sp. (78405) D. sp., D. caespitosum (78415)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany D. sp. (60138)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) D. gregorii (24213)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) D. sp. (40012)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. caespitosum (77049)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) D. synaptophylloides (5702)
Middle Devonian - Late/Upper Devonian393.47 - 358.86USA (Alaska) D. sp. (101419)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. caespitosum (235157)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (34871)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany D. sp. (227413)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) D. emsti (5767)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla-León) D. sp. (80708)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) D. sp. (4846 34889 34890)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Minussiella sociabilis (84384)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen,) D. sp. (77048)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) D. sp. (80375)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Hunan) D. sp. (34987 80272)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. caespitosum (77073) D. sp. (77075 81730 81738)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guizhou) D. hsianghsiense (84330)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (626) D. sp. J (84247) Minussiella conjuncta, Minussiella cornus (84239) Minussiella cornus (84242) Minussiella cornus, Minussiella conjuncta (84240)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) D. geinitzi (80369) D. sp., D. goldfussi (25433)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) D. aequiseptatum (38399 38400 38402 38403 38404) D. aequiseptatum, D. goldfussi (38405) D. sp. (81014)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15United Kingdom (England) D. caespitosum (81048)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Czechia D. regulare (83221)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. sp. (81742)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Ghazni) D. sp. (84707)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Vardak) Cyathophyllum caespitosum (84650)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4China D. intermedium (212695)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany D. sp. (197087)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. caespitosum (82486) D. sp., D. caespitosum (82483)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Tajikistan D. sp. (184356)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) D. pashiense (84336)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland D. caespitosum (83032) D. cylindricum (82960 83088 83089) D. geinitzi (83033)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany D. sp., D. caespitosum (28047)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Leon) D. goldfussi (26849)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Asturias) D. rugosum, D. lazutkini, D. geinitzi, D. goldfussi (25436)
Late/Upper Givetian - Frasnian383.4 - 372.15Germany D. sp. (60175)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. sp. (81744)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) D. caespitosum (92875) D. caespitosum, D. virgatum (39275 92878) D. caespitosum, D. virgatum, D. hockingi (92876 92877)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Germany D. sp. (227864)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Megaphyllum caespitosum, Megaphyllum paschiense (84383)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Poland D. kweihsiense (82904)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0France D. gradatum (38687)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Ghazni) D. sp. (75031)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Vietnam D. sp. (83345)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15France D. lazutkini, D. grabaui (38689) D. pashiense (38685) D. rugosum (38686) D. sp. (3399)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) D. pashiense, D. caespitosum (84371)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) D. sp. (40282 75720 83799)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Colombia-Alberta) D. sp., D. catenatum (40286)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15China (Hunan) D. cylindricum, D. dupliforme (40955) D. cylindricum, D. frechi, D. caespitosum (40569)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) D. catenatum (40144 40147) D. fasciculum (40135 40137) D. sp. (40129 40134 40143 40281 81119)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') D. lazutkini, D. paschiense, D. densum, D. caespitosum (40713)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) D. emsti (84340)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) D. lazutkini, D. caespitosum (84372)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia-Alberta) D. fasciculum, D. sp. (40285) D. sp. (40283)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Iran D. sp. 1 (62132 62134 62135 62152)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Nevada) D. sp. (7117)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Poland D. cylindricum (82658)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Arizona) D. sp. (6856 6859 6867 6868 6873)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) D. catenatum (40288) D. catenatum, D. sp. (83798)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany D. rugosum, D. breviseptatum (227719) D. sp. (227715 227716 227861 227862 227863 227865)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Belgium (Namur) D. sp. (76604)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Cyathophyllum depressum (131547) Cyathophyllum virgatum, Cyathophyllum depressum (131546) D. caespitosum (39268) D. caespitosum, D. virgatum, D. curtum (39262) D. sp. (232517) D. sp. A (39269) D. sp. B, D. intertextum (39277) D. sp., D. caespitosum, D. virgatum, D. intertextum, Temnophyllum incomptum, D. curtum (25263) D. sp., D. virgatum (39261 39267) D. virgatum (39258)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) D. conjugans (83952 83953) D. floydense, D. iowensis (83955) D. sp. (40290) D. tubiforme, D. dispassum (40289)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia (Moravia) D. sp. (3752 3756 39165) D. veronica (39636)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Alaska) D. sp. (101013 108332)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2USA (New York) D. caespitosum (6260)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) D. rugosum (81747) D. rugosum, D. breviseptatum (81746)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Belgium D. sp., D. goldfussi (23245)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2France D. sp. (65763 65764 65765 65766 65768 65770 65771)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2China (Guangxi) D. sp. (13010 13135)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) D. incomptum (92885) D. incomptum, D. patulum (92886) D. murum (92884) D. sp. A (92880)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Solominella soshkini (84380)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) D. sp. (83730)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Czechia (Moravia) D. sp. (3384 3387)