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Thysanophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae

Taxonomy
Thysanophyllum was named by Nicholson and Thomson (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Lithostrotion (Thysanophyllum) by Easton (1960).

It was assigned to Lonsdaleiinae by Hill (1956); to Lithostrotion by Easton (1960); to Thysanophyllinae by Hill (1981); to Lonsdaleiidae by Sando (1983); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. astraeiforme
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. orientale, T. orientale

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Thysanophyllum Nicholson and Thomson
1956Thysanophyllum Hill
1960Lithostrotion (Thysanophyllum) Easton p. 576
1981Thysanophyllum Hill
1983Thysanophyllum Sando pp. 36 - 37
2002Thysanophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLonsdaleiidaeChapman 1893
genusThysanophyllumNicholson and Thomson 1876

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. †Thysanophyllum Nicholson and Thomson 1876
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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 Osagean to the top of the Sakmarian or 351.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Russian Federation T. pseudovermiculare (78778)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Montana) T. sp. (564)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9China (Guangxi) T. sp. (80098)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9Russian Federation T. sp. (78779)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Alberta) T. astraeiforme (62579 62581)
Brigantian - Serpukhovian335.9 - 323.4Russian Federation T. sp. (78798)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) T. orientale (73467)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Alaska) T. astraeiforme (158070) T. orientale (158071) T. sp. A (158054)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation T. cystoides (50795)