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Ptychophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptychophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ptychophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

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

Species
P. infundibulum
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. sibiricum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ptychophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Ptychophyllum Hill
1981Ptychophyllum Hill
2002Ptychophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyPtychophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusPtychophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. †Ptychophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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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 Clinton to the top of the Frasnian or 440.10000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) P. sibiricum (206313)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) P. ortoseptatum (79513) P. sibiricum (79514)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) P. sp. (461 513)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Xinjiang) P. sp. (27816)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (Nevada) P. sp. (24787)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) P. infundibulum (230235)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) P. sp. (111791 111812)
Clinton440.1 - 439.4Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (5143 5145 5147 5151 5152 5153)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) P. spp. (49638)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (25250)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) P. stokesi (184765)
Telychian - Gorstian438.6 - 425.0Japan (Gokase) P. sp. (140694)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) P. sp. (25044)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) P. ortoseptatum (79527)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Alaska) P. sp. (100930)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7India P. sp. (36257)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) P. sp. (188872)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam P. sibiricum (83248)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) P. whittakeri (40147)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) P. whittakeri (83798)