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Trapezophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Trapezophyllum was named by Etheridge (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Fras-m Sepkoski's reference number: 422,680]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Trapezophyllum Etheridge
1956Trapezophyllum Hill
1981Trapezophyllum Hill
2002Trapezophyllum 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
genusTrapezophyllumEtheridge 1899

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. †Trapezophyllum Etheridge 1899
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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 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 413.02000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) T. sp. k (108336)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Australia (Victoria) T. elegantulum (10123)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) T. cystosum (4046 4862)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) T. sp. A (83955)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Belgium (Namur) T. roharti (76634)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15USA (Arizona) T. sp. (40303)