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Pexiphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Pexiphyllum was named by Walther (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u D Fras]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacellophyllinae by Hill (1956); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Pexiphyllum Walther
1956Pexiphyllum Hill
2002Pexiphyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
subfamilyPhacellophyllinaeWedekind 1921
genusPexiphyllumWalther 1928

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. †Pexiphyllum Walther 1928
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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: Late/Upper Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla-León) P. rectum (80592 80595)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla y Leon) P. multizonatum (82151)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Austria (Kärnten) P. sp. (81665)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) P. rectum (82483 82486)