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Lykophyllinae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Halliidae

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

It was assigned to Halliidae by Hill (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Lykophyllinae Wedekind
1956Lykophyllinae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLycophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyHalliidaeChapman 1893
subfamilyLykophyllinaeWedekind 1927
subfamilyLykophyllinaeWedekind 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.

Subfm. †Lykophyllinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Lamprophyllum Wedekind 1927
G. †Phragmophyllum Scheffen 1933
G. †Stratiphyllum Scheffen 1933
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 Pridoli or 430.50000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Kentucky) Lamprophyllum niagarense (5676)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Lamprophyllum sp. (100904)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Sichuan) Lamprophyllum sp. (27805)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Russian Federation (Komi) Lamprophyllum brevilamellatum (78958)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Sichuan) Lamprophyllum sp. (27806)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Russian Federation Lamprophyllum sp. (24746)