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Keriophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae

Taxonomy
Keriophyllum was named by Wedekind (1923). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Zaphrentidae by Hill (1956).

Species lacking formal opinion data
K. complicatum, K. cylindricum

Synonyms
  • Ceriophyllum was named by Lang et al.. It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Keriophyllum by Hill (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Keriophyllum Wedekind
1956Keriophyllum Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyZaphrentidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusKeriophyllumWedekind 1923

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. †Keriophyllum Wedekind 1923
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Invalid names: Ceriophyllum Lang et al. [synonym]
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 Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 387.70000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic (Moravia) K. complicatum, K. tabulatum (5767)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Ghazni) K. cylindricum (74993)