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Ptenophyllina

Anthozoa - Stauriida

Taxonomy
Ptenophyllina was named by Wedekind (1927). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rugosa by Pedder and Murphy (1997); and to Stauriida by Hill (1981), Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ptenophyllina Wedekind
1981Ptenophyllina Hill
1997Ptenophyllina Pedder and Murphy p. 359
2008Ptenophyllina Brownlaw and Jell p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
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subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927

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.

Subor. †Ptenophyllina Wedekind 1927
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Fm. †Fasciphyllidae Soshkina 1954
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G. †Crista Tsyganko 1971
G. †Fasciphyllum Schlüter 1885
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†Fasciphyllum insolitus Tyazheva et al. 1976
G. †Vepresiphyllum Etheridge 1920
Fm. †Ptenophyllidae Wedekind 1923
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G. †Acanthophyllum Dybowski 1873
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Subg. †Acanthophyllum (Grypophyllum) Birenheide 1961
†Acanthophyllum clermontense Etheridge 1911
†Acanthophyllum confusum Birenheide and Soto 1992
†Acanthophyllum filiforme Coen-Aubert 2017
†Acanthophyllum heterophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
†Acanthophyllum sougyi Coen-Aubert 2017
†Acanthophyllum trompetti Coen-Aubert 2013
Invalid names: Ptenophyllum Wedekind 1922 [synonym], Stenophyllum Wedekind 1925 [synonym]
Subfm. †Actinocystinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Cymatelasma Hill and Butler 1936
G. †Cymatella Sytova 1970
G. †Dubrovia Zheltonogova 1961
G. †Spongophylloides Meyer 1881
G. †Eddastraea Hill 1942
G. †Gaynaphyllum Pedder 1980
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G. †Grypophyllum Wedekind 1922
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†Grypophyllum benbowi Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Grypophyllum curvatum Hill 1942
†Grypophyllum denckmanni Wedekind 1922
†Grypophyllum jenkinsi Strusz 1966
Invalid names: Hooeiphyllum Taylor 1950 [synonym], Neostringophyllum Wedekind 1922 [synonym]
G. †Laroonaphyllum Zhen 1995
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†Laroonaphyllum jacki Zhen 1995
Subfm. †Ptenophyllinae Wedekind 1923
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G. †Acmophyllum Sytova 1968
G. †Aphroidophyllum Lenz 1961
G. †Australophyllum Stumm 1949
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†Australophyllum soghdianum Schröder 2007
G. †Dohmophyllum Wedekind 1923
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†Dohmophyllum clarkei Hill 1942
G. †Ecnomiophyllum Pedder and Murphy 1997
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†Ecnomiophyllum merriami Pedder and Murphy 1997
G. †Embolophyllum Pedder 1967
G. †Gryphophyllum Wedekind 1922
G. †Hankaxis Birenheide 1978
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†Hankaxis ostentus McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Hezhangophyllum Kong 1978
G. †Imennovia Shurygina 1968
G. †Lyrielasma Hill 1939
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†Lyrielasma invisitata Tyazheva et al. 1976
G. †Neomphyma Soshkina 1937
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†Neomphyma crassa Tyazheva et al. 1976
†Neomphyma crawfordi Merriam 1973
G. †Paleogrypophyllum Ivaniya et al. 1968
G. †Pseudochonophyllum Soshkina 1937
G. †Pseudogrypophyllum Cherepnina 1968
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†Pseudogrypophyllum limatum Cherepnina 1971
G. †Psydracophyllum Pedder 1971
G. †Redstonea Crickmay 1968
G. †Salairophyllum Besprozvannykh 1968
G. †Shastaphyllum Merriam 1972
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†Shastaphyllum schucherti Merriam 1972
G. †Taimyrophyllum Chernyshev 1941
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G. †Tonkinaria Merriam 1973
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†Tonkinaria simpsoni Merriam 1973
G. †Toquimaphyllum Merriam 1973
G. †Weissermelia Lang et al. 1940
G. †Windelasma Pedder 1978
G. †Xystriphyllum Hill 1939
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†Xystriphyllum dunstani Etheridge 1911
†Xystriphyllum magnum Hill 1942
Fm. †Spongophyllidae Dybowski 1873
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G. †Battersbyia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Carlinastraea Merriam 1976
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†Carlinastraea callosa Zhen 1995
G. †Denayphyllum Merriam 1973
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†Denayphyllum denayensls Merriam 1973
G. †Heterospongophyllum Huang and Kong 1978
G. †Neovepresiphyllum Jia 1977
G. †Spongophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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†Spongophyllum neomphymoides Tyazheva et al. 1976
†Spongophyllum sedgwicki Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Tawuphyllum Pedder 1980
Fm. †Stringophyllidae Wedekind 1922
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G. †Melrosia Wright 1966
G. †Sociophyllum Birenheide 1962
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†Sociophyllum elongatum Schleuter 1881
†Sociophyllum homense Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Sociophyllum isactis Frech 1886
†Sociophyllum severiacum Wrzolek 1992
Invalid names: Gaofengophyllum Kong 1951 [synonym], Parasociophyllum Kong 1978 [synonym]
G. †Solipetra Fontaine 1961
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†Solipetra fontainei Birenheide and Soto 1992
G. †Stringophyllum Wedekind 1922
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Subg. †Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum) Wedekind 1922
Subg. †Stringophyllum (Sociophyllum) Birenheide 1962
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Invalid names: Stringophyllum (Gaofengophyllum) Kong 1951 [synonym]
†Stringophyllum crassimarginatum Birenheide and Soto 1992
G. †Sunophyllum Wang 1948
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†Sunophyllum typicum Wang 1948
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 Homerian to the top of the Roadian or 430.60000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (431 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Xinjiang) Spongophyllum sp. (27816)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Salairophyllum sp. e (108320 108326)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Spongophyllum sedgwicki (229253 229257)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Spongophylloides sp. (528)
Silurian - Devonian443.1 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Taimyrophyllum sp. (108328)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ukraine Spongophylloides perfecta (23458)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Komi) Spongophylloides perfecta (78963)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Nenets) Spongophylloides perfecta (78962)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (California) Tonkinaria simpsoni (225990)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62USA (California) Acervularia pentagona (214346)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) Neostringophyllum sp. (84339)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum sp., Neostringophyllum sp. (36597)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Vietnam Grypophyllum sp. (83345)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Kazakhstan Neostringophyllum modicum (73207)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Hankaxis ostentus (83697)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) Grypophyllum sp. (83782)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum sp. b (108332)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Belgium (Liege) Hankaxis insignis (76516)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4China (Heilongjiang) Stenophyllum sp. 1 (29904)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Stenophyllum sp. 1 (30848 30855) Stenophyllum sp. 1, Stenophyllum sp. 2 (30852 30853)