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Distichophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Distichophyllia was named by Cuif (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Reimaniphylliinae by Roniewicz (1989); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Distichophylliidae by Stanley (1986), Turnsek (1997), Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Species
D. decora, D. fritschi, D. gosaviensis, D. maior, D. melnikovae, D. norica, D. tabulata
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. dichotoma, D. marmorea, D. pauciseptata
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-05-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Distichophyllia Cuif
1986Distichophyllia Stanley, Jr.
1989Distichophyllia Roniewicz
1997Distichophyllia Turnsek
2002Distichophyllia Sepkoski
2008Distichophyllia Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusDistichophylliaCuif 1974

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. †Distichophyllia Cuif 1974
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†Distichophyllia decora Deng and Zhang 1984
†Distichophyllia maior Roniewicz 1995
†Distichophyllia melnikovae Montanaro-Gallitelli et al. 1979
†Distichophyllia norica Frech 1890
†Distichophyllia tabulata Roniewicz 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 11:04:28
Modified: 2008-02-11 13:04:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Stanley, jr and Whalen 1989, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 246.70000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guangxi) D. sp., D. decora (81045)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (California) Stylophyllopsis mojsvari (33354)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Thailand D. sp. (34566)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Japan Montlivaltia norica (34883)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7China (Xizang) D. norica (85520)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China D. norica, D. decora (161882)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Vietnam Montlivaultia norica (44770)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) D. norica, D. gosaviensis (38047)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) D. norica (82657) D. norica, D. melnikovae (82662) Montlivaltia norica (100531) Montlivaultia norica (112237)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Montlivaltia norica (100412)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia D. gosaviensis (68760 68762)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria D. sp. (85472)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Oregon) D. norica (38055) Montlivaultia norica (33384)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) D. tabulata (38151) D. tabulata, Montlivaltia norica (38148)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste Montlivaltia norica (21166)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) D. norica (38063) Montlivaltia norica (100506 100512)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) D. marmorea, D. norica (97794) D. norica (39897 80015 82655) Montlivaltia norica (112342 112409)
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Xizang) D. norica (126870)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Oman D. norica (24304)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Iran (Isfahan) D. norica (138966 138967)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru D. norica (144408 144409)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Romania Montlivaltia norica (60388)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Montlivaltia norica (100391)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Bosnia and Herzegovina Montlivaltia norica (206615)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Idaho) Montlivaltia norica (99505)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Slovenia D. gosaviensis (68768) D. norica (36567) D. norica, D. gosaviensis (36565 36566)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Italy (Calabria) D. sp. (38046)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Chile D. norica (34636)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.38 - 205.7China (Xizang) Montlivaltia norica (110543)
Alaunian - Rhaetian215.38 - 201.4Iran (South Khorasan) D. norica (133222)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Idaho) D. norica (38377)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Alaska) D. norica (82656)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran D. norica (36869) Montlivaltia norica (34635)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria D. norica (58093) Montlivaltia norica (36815)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Russian Federation D. norica (40409)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Tajikistan D. dichotoma (34647)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Russian Federation D. sp. (42751)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Tajikistan D. norica (138590)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Papua New Guinea Montlivaltia norica (67687)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Tajikistan D. norica (138588 138589)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovenia D. norica, D. gosaviensis, Montlivaltia fritschi, Montlivaltia norica (36572)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) D. norica (38145 38146) D. norica, D. fritschi (38141) D. norica, D. maior (38144) D. tabulata (38150)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia D. sp. (42550)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria D. maior (22963) Montlivaltia fritschi, Montlivaltia norica (36807) Montlivaltia norica (36801)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Montlivaltia norica (100532)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) D. norica (45379)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco D. norica (225809 225813) D. pauciseptata (225815)