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Dendrophylliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy

Dendrophylliidae was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dendrophylliina by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1847	Dendrophylliidae Gray
1956	Dendrophylliidae Wells

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()

Rank	Name	Author
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
suborder	Dendrophylliina	Vaughan and Wells 1943
family	Dendrophylliidae	Gray 1847
family	Dendrophylliidae	Gray 1847

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.

Fm. Dendrophylliidae Gray 1847

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G. †Aplopsammia Alloiteau 1958

†Aplopsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1958

G. †Areopsammia Dietrich 1917

†Areopsammia alacca Morren 1828

Invalid names: Areopsammia maestrichtensis Dietrich 1917 [synonym]

†Areopsammia bakerae Wells 1933

Invalid names: Paracyclolites Wells 1933 [synonym]

G. Astroides Quoy and Gaimard 1827

Astroides calycularis Pallas 1766

G. Balanophyllia Wood 1844

Subg. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood 1844

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) caryophylloides Seguenza 1880

†Balanophyllia acostae Jell et al. 2011

†Balanophyllia alta Tenison-Woods 1880

†Balanophyllia annularis Vaughan 1900

†Balanophyllia augustinensis Vaughan 1900

†Balanophyllia basedowi Dennant 1904

†Balanophyllia bavarica Kühn 1965

†Balanophyllia besairiei Alloiteau 1958

Invalid names: Eupsammia lehmani Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym]

†Balanophyllia blakeleyensis Quayle 1933

†Balanophyllia calyculus Wood 1844

†Balanophyllia campanulata Duncan 1870

†Balanophyllia cauliculata Dennant 1904

†Balanophyllia caulifera Conrad 1848

Invalid names: Balanophyllia ladakhensis Pal et al. 1984 [synonym], Balanophyllia santaelenensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym], Balanophyllia schlosseri Traub 1938 [synonym], Eupsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1951 [synonym], Eupsammia narindensis Alloiteau 1936 [synonym], Eupsammia pozaryskii Rozkowska 1955 [synonym], Palaeopsammia mitsinjoensis Alloiteau 1958 [synonym]

†Balanophyllia clarendonensis Wells 1934

†Balanophyllia complanata Gerth 1921

†Balanophyllia compressa Sismonda 1871

†Balanophyllia concinna Reuss 1871

†Balanophyllia conica Osasco 1897

†Balanophyllia cornurupicaprae Zuffardi-Comerci 1932

†Balanophyllia cowlitzensis Durham 1943

Balanophyllia cumingii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

†Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

Balanophyllia elegans Verrill 1864

†Balanophyllia elongata Vaughan 1900

†Balanophyllia formosana Hu 1987

†Balanophyllia fossata Dennant 1904

†Balanophyllia fulleri Durham 1942

Balanophyllia gigas v.d. Horst 1922

†Balanophyllia haleana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

Balanophyllia hectori Tenison-Woods 1880

Balanophyllia imperialis Kent 1871

†Balanophyllia inauris Vaughan 1900

†Balanophyllia induta Dennant 1904

†Balanophyllia irregularis Seguenza 1864

†Balanophyllia irrorata

Balanophyllia italica Michelin 1841

†Balanophyllia nonaradiata Chevalier 1962

†Balanophyllia oppenheimi Felix 1913

†Balanophyllia oulangiformis Hu 1988

Balanophyllia parallela Semper 1872

†Balanophyllia patera Montanaro 1933

†Balanophyllia patula Dennant 1904

Balanophyllia pittieri Vaughan 1919

†Balanophyllia piuraensis Wells 1941

†Balanophyllia ponderosa Vaughan 1900

Invalid names: Balanophyllia traubi Kühn and Traub 1967 [synonym]

†Balanophyllia praelonga Michelotti 1838

†Balanophyllia redivivus Moseley 1881

†Balanophyllia rovasendai Zuffardi-Comerci 1932

†Balanophyllia salpynx Squires 1958

†Balanophyllia soloensis Osberger 1955

†Balanophyllia striatissima Sismonda 1871

†Balanophyllia teglandae Durham 1942

Balanophyllia thalassae Zibrowius 1980

†Balanophyllia torta Dennant 1904

†Balanophyllia truncata Dennant 1904

†Balanophyllia variabilis Nomland 1916

†Balanophyllia variabilis Gerth 1921

†Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854

†Balanophyllia washingtonensis Durham 1942

Invalid names: Ceratopsammia Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Eupsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym], Rhodopsammia Semper 1872 [synonym]

G. Bathypsammia Marenzeller 1907

G. †Blastozopsammia Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2004

†Blastozopsammia guerreroterion Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2004

G. †Cahuzacopsammia Chaix 1999

†Cahuzacopsammia meandrinoides Chaix 1999

G. †Cairnsipsammia Baron-Szabo 2015

†Cairnsipsammia merbeleri aron-Szabo 2015

G. †Calostylopsis Alloiteau 1958

†Calostylopsis sakalavensis Alloiteau 1958

G. Dendrophyllia Blainville 1830

†Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838

†Dendrophyllia araguensis Wells 1944

Dendrophyllia boschmai van der Horst 1926

†Dendrophyllia californiana Nomland 1917

†Dendrophyllia candelabrum Henning 1899

†Dendrophyllia cladocoracea Michelotti 1871

Dendrophyllia cornigera Lamarck 1816

†Dendrophyllia cowlitzensis Durham 1942

†Dendrophyllia dendrophylloides Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

Invalid names: Dendrophyllia weselovi Kuzmicheva 1987 [synonym]

†Dendrophyllia dichotoma Michelin 1843

†Dendrophyllia digitalis Felix 1920

†Dendrophyllia dudleyi Hanna 1927

†Dendrophyllia epithecata Duncan 1875

†Dendrophyllia globulina Michelotti 1871

†Dendrophyllia guidottii Simonelli 1897

†Dendrophyllia hannibali Nomland 1916

†Dendrophyllia koiwaii Yabe and Eguchi 1944

†Dendrophyllia lisbonensis Vaughan 1900

†Dendrophyllia longaeva Sismonda 1871

†Dendrophyllia multigemmata Zuffardi-Comerci 1932

†Dendrophyllia nodosa Reuss 1864

Dendrophyllia oahensis Vaughan 1907

†Dendrophyllia oldroydi Faustino 1931

†Dendrophyllia oroseiensis Chevalier 1961

†Dendrophyllia pahiensis Squires 1962

†Dendrophyllia paroniana Zuffardi-Comerci 1932

†Dendrophyllia peruviana Vaughan 1922

†Dendrophyllia striata Vaughan 1900

Dendrophyllia subcornigera Eguchi 1968

†Dendrophyllia taurinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

†Dendrophyllia tejonensis Nomland 1916

†Dendrophyllia trifurcata Sismonda 1871

G. Dichopsammia Song 1994

†Dichopsammia gozdensis Turnsek et al. 2003

G. Duncanopsammia Wells 1936

Duncanopsammia axifuga Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

Duncanopsammia peltata Esper 1794

G. Eguchipsammia Cairns 1994

Eguchipsammia cornucopia Pourtales 1871

G. Enallopsammia Michelotti 1871

†Enallopsammia laddi Wells 1976

†Enallopsammia orthoclada Reuss 1871

†Enallopsammia poppelacki Reuss 1847

†Enallopsammia scillae Seguenza 1864

G. Endopachys Lonsdale 1845

†Endopachys alticostatum Conrad 1856

†Endopachys claibornensis Vaughan 1900

†Endopachys expansum Conrad 1856

Endopachys grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

Invalid names: Endopachys japonicum Yabe and Eguchi 1932 [synonym]

†Endopachys lonsdalei Vaughan 1900

†Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833

†Endopachys minutum Vaughan 1900

†Endopachys tampae Wells 1975

†Endopachys triangulare Conrad 1856

Invalid names: Rhectopsammia Vaughan 1900 [synonym]

G. †Endopsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

G. Heteropsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

Heteropsammia cochlea Spengler 1781

Invalid names: Heteropsammia michelini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym], Heteropsammia ovalis Semper 1872 [synonym]

G. †Lamellophyllia Chevalier 1961

†Lamellophyllia alloiteaui Chevalier 1961

G. Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [cup coral]

†Leptopsammia zbyszewskii Chevalier 1964

G. †Lobopsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848

†Lobopsammia cariosa Goldfuss 1827

G. †Makridinophyllia Kuzmicheva 1987

†Makridinophyllia makridini Kuzmicheva 1987

G. Notophyllia Dennant 1899

†Notophyllia aperta Dennant 1899

†Notophyllia gracilis Dennant 1899

†Notophyllia semivestita Dennant 1899

G. †Paleoastroides Chevalier 1961

†Paleoastroides dehmi Kühn 1965

†Paleoastroides provincialis Chevalier 1961

†Paleoastroides subirregularis Osasco 1897

G. †Reussopsammia Wells 1937

G. †Rhabdopsammia Alloiteau 1952

G. Rhizopsammia Verril 1869

†Rhizopsammia arnoldi Durham 1941

G. †Stereopsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

G. †Stichopsammia Felix 1885

†Stichopsammia vokesi Blake 1968

G. Thecopsammia Pourtales 1868

†Thecopsammia cylindrica Kuzmicheva 1987

G. Tubastraea Lesson 1829

Tubastraea coccinea Lesson 1829

†Tubastraea nomlandi Durham 1942

G. Turbinaria Oken 1815

Turbinaria crater Pallas 1766

†Turbinaria cyathiformis de Blainville 1830

†Turbinaria durhami Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974

Turbinaria frondens Dana 1846

Invalid names: Turbinaria contorta Bernard 1896 [synonym], Turbinaria danae Bernard 1896 [synonym]

†Turbinaria grandis Chevalier 1961

Turbinaria irregularis Bernard 1896

†Turbinaria jacksoni Bromfield 2013

Turbinaria mesenterina Lamarck 1816

Turbinaria radicalis Bernard 1896

Turbinaria reniformis Bernard 1896

†Turbinaria sitaensis Duncan 1880

Turbinaria stellulata Lamarck 1816

†Turbinaria tenuis Marenzeller 1908

Invalid names: Turbinacis Quenstedt 1880 [synonym]

G. †Wadeopsammia Wells 1933

†Wadeopsammia nodosa Wade 1926

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Grouping:

colonialo

Clonal:

yeso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

microcarnivoreo

Diet 2:

photosymbiotico

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2004-02-27 16:54:46

Modified:

2009-10-09 15:38:42

Source: o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Holocene or 189.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (604 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Late/Upper Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Slovenia	Apocladophyllia gozdensis (87254)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	130.0 - 122.46	Austria	Cairnsipsammia merbeleri (221476)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Aplopsammia collignoni, Calostylopsis sakalavensis (86497)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian	105.3 - 93.5	Mexico (Guerrero)	Blastozopsammia guerreroterion (85295)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Ukraine	Aplopsammia collignoni (77087)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Paracyclolites bakerae (123261 123263)
Santonian	86.3 - 83.6	Austria	Balanophyllia sp. (74895)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Austria (Styria)	Rhabdopsammia sp. (25479)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	China (Xizang)	Dendrophyllia sp. (74287)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	India (Jammu and Kashmir)	Balanophyllia ladakhensis, Balanophyllia varians (87602)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (Tennessee)	Trochosmilia nodosa (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	Oman	Eupsammia narindensis (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.5 - 66.0	United Arab Emirates	Dendrophyllia nodosa (12766 206410)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.5 - 66.0	Madagascar (Toliara)	Ceratopsammia besairiei (86519)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Wadeopsammia nodosa (123365)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica	Dendrophyllia sp. (27650)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Eupsammia narindensis (86517) Eupsammia narindensis, Eupsammia collignoni (86511) Palaeopsammia mitsinjoensis (86512)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Netherlands (Limburg)	Areopsammia alacca (85268 85270 85273) Areopsammia alacca, Galaxea fasciculata (85272)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Australia (Western Australia)	Balanophyllia acostae (123004)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Slovenia (Slovenia)	Dendrophyllia candelabrum (79298 79299 79302)