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Epiphyton

Ludloviaceae

Taxonomy
Epiphyton was named by Bornemann (1886). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Epiphyton flabellatum.

It was assigned to Problematica by Andrews (1970); to Ludloviaceae by Luchinina and Terleev (2008); and to Renalcidae by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Epiphyton Bornemann
1967Paraepiphyton Wray
1970Epiphyton Andrews
2008Epiphyton Luchinina and Terleev
2015Epiphyton Debrenne et al. p. 917

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomBiliphytaCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
familyLudloviaceaeChuvashov 1987
genusEpiphytonBornemann 1886

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. †Epiphyton Bornemann 1886
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†Epiphyton flabellatum Bornemann 1886
Invalid names: Paraepiphyton Wray 1967 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2026-03-23 14:36:30
Modified: 2026-03-23 19:36:30
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 635.00000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Shaanxi) E. sp. (51735)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0India Archaeocyatha indet. (10739)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) E. scapulum (80841)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation E. sp. (80846 80847 233041)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Córdoba) E. sp. (78585)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Sichuan) E. sp. (224601)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khabarovskiy Kray) E. sp. (80876)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) E. sp. (81170 81171 81172 81173)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) E. scapulum (80843) E. sp. (81332 81333 81334 81429 81431)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Italy (Sardinia) E. sp. (225111)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Extremadura) E. sp. (81040)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) E. sp. (81309 81310 81311 81312 81313 81314 81315 81320 81321 81322 81323 81329)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) E. sp. (81246 81247)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Mongolia E. fruticosum (63210)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Germany (Brandenburg) E. sp. (24189 24190 24192)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) E. sp. (81335)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (10169)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Spain (Cataluna) E. sp. (81291 81293)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Mongolia E. sp. (22939 22940 22941)
Atdabanian - Lenian521.0 - 508.2Mongolia E. crassum, E. spissum, E. inobservabile, E. novum, E. furcatum, E. pussilum (45946)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (Nevada) E. pencillatum (41017)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Nevada) E. sp. (81038)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Antarctica E. sp. (80915)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Northwest Territories) E. furcatum (80961) E. spissum, E. racemosum (80957)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Mexico E. sp. (62865)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Yukon) E. sp. (9819)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Italy (Sardegna) E. sp. (81027 81028 81029 81030 81031 81033)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Morocco E. sp. (80850 80851 80852 99162 99163)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Khakasiya) E. sp. (81316 81317 81318 81324 81325 81326)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) E. sp. (8094 79944 81016)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (10167)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Yakutia) E. scapulum (174246 232979)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2China (Hubei) E. sp. (81010)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) E. sp. (81004 81005)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Mongolia E. amplificatum, E. crassum, E. inobservabile, E. pusillum (45951)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Italy (Sardinia) E. crinitum, E. sp. (50195)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Italy E. sp. (76110 76112 76114 76115)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Russian Federation (Primorye) E. sp. (81071)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Kyrgyzstan E. sp. (81268)
Lenian - Solvan516.0 - 504.5USA (Virginia) E. sp. (24039)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) E. sp. (9894)
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5USA (Virginia) E. sp. (276561)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) E. fasciculatum, E. tenue (81331) E. sp. (81461)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) E. fruticosum (81440) E. fruticosum, E. tenue (81435)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2China (Hunan) E. sp. (80091)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Spain E. sp. (62645)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) E. sp. (81025 81026)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0China (Shandong) E. sp. (81107)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) E. sp. (45280)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Canada (Northwest Territories) E. sp. (56525)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) E. sp. (122071)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0South Korea E. sp. (139926)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China E. sp. (197283)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Texas) E. sp. (81095)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3South Korea E. sp. (154800)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Anhui) E. sp. (80137)
Tremadoc - Floian486.4 - 471.3China (Jianxin) E. sp. (154811)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Texas) E. sp. (165801)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Malaysia (Perlis) E. sp. (228436)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0USA (Oklahoma) E. sp. (80094)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) E. sp. (80771 80772 80774)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China E. sp. (173372)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2China (Sichuan) E. sp. (80155)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) E. sp. (77260)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Alaska) E. sp. (79355 79356)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation E. sp. (23709 24017)
Pridoli - Pragian422.7 - 410.62USA (Alaska) E. sp. (75775)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Tajikistan E. buldyricum (45791)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Tajikistan E. buldyricum (45825)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) E. sp. (77788)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) E. sp. (75860)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Paraepiphyton caritus (25263)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5China (Guangxi) E. sp. (24254)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Russian Federation (Respublika Komi) E. sp. (77333)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Guangxi) Paraepiphyton caritus (131970) Paraepiphyton sp., E. sp. (38188)