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Rylstonia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Taxonomy
Rylstonia was named by Hudson and Platt (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u C Vise-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Rylstonia Hudson and Platt
1956Rylstonia Hill
1981Rylstonia Hill
2002Rylstonia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderAulophyllina
familyAulophyllidaeDybowski 1873
subfamilyAmygdalophyllinaeGrabau 1935
genusRylstoniaHudson and Platt 1927

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. †Rylstonia Hudson and Platt 1927
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Rylstonia columnirotata Langenheim, Jr. and Tischler 1960
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 Ivorian to the top of the Serpukhovian or 353.70000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (California) R. sp. (225986 225987)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) R. sp. (545)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (Arizona) R. columnirotata (226772)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) R. columnirotata (226750 226768 226798 226799 226801 226803) R. sp. (225971 226312 226313 226316 226426)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Idaho) R. sp. (12801 12803 12804)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Germany R. smythi (64668) R. tenuicolumna, R. sp. (64677)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland R. smythi (76515)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (California) R. sp. (225980 225982)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Utah) R. sp. (563)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Montana) R. sp. (555 564)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland R. smythi, R. stirtonensis (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) R. sp. (5972)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco R. sp. (99686)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Russian Federation R. benecompacta (78799)