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Vesiculophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Uraliniidae

Taxonomy
Vesiculophyllum was named by Easton (1944) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Serp Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
V. sedaliense, V. sedaliense, V. sedaliensis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Vesiculophyllum Easton
1956Vesiculophyllum Hill
1981Vesiculophyllum Hill
2002Vesiculophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCaniniinaWang 1950
familyUraliniidaeDobrolyubova 1962
genusVesiculophyllumEaston 1944

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. †Vesiculophyllum Easton 1944
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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 Kinderhookian to the top of the Early/Lower Mississippian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) V. sp. (545)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) V. sp. (226251 226310 226426)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Idaho) V. sp. (12800 12801 12804)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Idaho) V. sp. (184606 184608)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Montana) V. sp. A, V. sp. B (12771)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Utah) V. sp. (549 563)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Nevada) V. sp. (6272)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (California) V. sp. (225979 225980 225981 225982)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Montana) V. sp. (555 564)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Iowa) V. sedaliense (229317) V. sedaliensis (278010)