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Desmophyllinae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Desmophyllinae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Desmophyllinae Vaughan and Wells
1956Desmophyllinae Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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.

Subfm. †Desmophyllinae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Dasmia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Dasmia americana Blake 1968
G. †Dasmiopsis Oppenheim 1930
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G. †Desmophyllum Ehrenberg 1834
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†Desmophyllum cantamessi Zuffardi-Comerci 1932
†Desmophyllum castellolense Álvarez-Pérez 1997
†Desmophyllum conulatum Osasco 1897
†Desmophyllum coulsoni Wells 1976
†Desmophyllum decuplum Wells 1976
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Invalid names: Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
†Desmophyllum excavatum Hagenow 1839
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Invalid names: Coelosmilia cupuliformis Reuss 1852 [synonym], Coelosmilia libyca Wanner 1902 [synonym], Coelosmilia sacheri Reuss 1852 [synonym], Desmophyllum laxum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym]
†Desmophyllum exclavatum Osasco 1897
†Desmophyllum joannense Dennant 1902
†Desmophyllum lirioides Wells 1976
†Desmophyllum semicostatum Seguenza 1864
†Desmophyllum striatum Michelotti 1871
†Desmophyllum taurinense Michelin 1842
†Desmophyllum willcoxi Gane 1895
G. †Stelloria d'Orbigny 1849
G. †Tiarasmilia Wells 1932
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†Tiarasmilia casteri Wells 1932
†Tiarasmilia zangbeiensis Liao and Xia 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 145.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.9 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Xizang) Tiarasmilia zangbeiensis (74251 80569)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain Tiarasmilia sp. (74894)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) Tiarasmilia sp. (83393)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Tiarasmilia casteri (74763)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Antsiranana) Desmophyllum cylindricum (86509)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Stelloria culcata (87797)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Xizang) Tiarasmilia casteri (74281)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Tiarasmilia casteri (203930 204527) Tiarasmilia sp. (204529)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia Dasmiopsis lamellicostatus (91742)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Coelosmilia laxa (87561)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine Coelosmilia sacheri, Coelosmilia cupuliformis (87182)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Krasnodarskiy Kray) Desmophyllum laxum (86758)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan Desmophyllum laxum (86756)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Ukraine Desmophyllum laxum (86755)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Parasmilia excavata (67343)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkmenistan Desmophyllum laxum (86757)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt Coelosmilia libyca (86950) Dungulia libyca (87218)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Desmophyllum sp. (69604)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Tiarasmilia sp. (7791)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Desmophyllum sp. (89021)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) Dasmia americana (78656)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Desmophyllum castellalensis (34481) Desmophyllum castellolense (69639 142112)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Desmophyllum joannense (122437)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Tonga Desmophyllum decuplum, Desmophyllum lirioides, Desmophyllum coulsoni (70950)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Desmophyllum willcoxi (92509)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Desmophyllum subcostatum, Desmophyllum pyrenaicum (161396)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Desmophyllum reussanum, Desmophyllum nudum, Desmophyllum bilobatum, Desmophyllum turgidum, Desmophyllum formae, Desmophyllum simplex, Desmophyllum taurinense, Desmophyllum exclavatum, Desmophyllum semicostatum, Desmophyllum cantamessi, Desmophyllum conulatum, Desmophyllum laevicostatum, Desmophyllum striatum (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Bayern) Desmophyllum striatum (123149)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Desmophyllum sp. (58668 58681)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Desmophyllum ambiguum (70496) Desmophyllum ambiguum, Desmophyllum productum, Desmophyllum dertonensis (70491) Desmophyllum dertonense (70497)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Desmophyllum sp. (56687)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117North Atlantic Desmophyllum cristagalli (146265)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece Desmophyllum cristagalli (190371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Desmophyllum dianthus (49518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124210)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124214 124215 124216 124217 124218 124237)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Maldives Desmophyllum sp. (189816 189817)