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Pachyphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Pachyphyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phacellophyllinae by Hill (1956); and to Phillipsastreidae by McLean (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pachyphyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1855Medusaephyllum Roemer
1956Pachyphyllum Hill
1994Pachyphyllum McLean
2002Medusaephyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
genusPachyphyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. †Pachyphyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Pachyphyllum dumonti Sorauf 1998
Pachyphyllum woodmani Hall and Whitfield 1864
Invalid names: Medusaephyllum Roemer 1855 [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 Late/Upper Frasnian or 387.70000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belgium (Namur) P. stellimicans (70369)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Castilla-León) Medusaephyllum sp. (80633 80634)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Medusaephyllum nevadense (40129 40281) Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum sp. (40143) Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum exiguum (40131) Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum sp. (40278) Medusaephyllum variabile (40147) Medusaephyllum variabile, P. sp. (40144) Medusaephyllum woodmani (40128 40133 40135 40136) Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum sp. (40138)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) Medusaephyllum sp., P. crassicostatum, P. dumonti (40290) Medusaephyllum woodmani (40289) P. gregarium (83953) P. gregarium, P. websteri (83952) P. minutissimum (83955) P. websteri (83954) P. woodmani (3403 3405)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New Mexico) Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum variabile (40301)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Colombia-Alberta) Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum variabile, P. mirusense (40286)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Columbia) Medusaephyllum variabile (40288) P. mirusense (83779 83783)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Nevada) P. sp. (7117)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) P. sp. (84371)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum woodmani, P. miniaceum (40282) P. miniaceum (83799)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) P. sp. (84372)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) P. crassicostatum, P. woodmani (6254)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Columbia-Alberta) Medusaephyllum nevadense, Medusaephyllum woodmani, P. anfractum (40283) Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum nevadense (40285)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Iowa) P. sp. (666)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) P. ibergense (84381)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (New Mexico) Medusaephyllum confluens (40302)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (Arizona) Medusaephyllum woodmani, Medusaephyllum spp. (40303)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) P. ibergense (84378)