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Ptenophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

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

It was assigned to Columnariina by Hill (1956); and to Ptenophyllina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Ptenophyllidae Wedekind
1956Ptenophyllidae Hill
1981Ptenophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 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.

Fm. †Ptenophyllidae Wedekind 1923
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Subfm. †Actinocystinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Cymatelasma Hill and Butler 1936
G. †Cymatella Sytova 1970
G. †Dubrovia Zheltonogova 1961
G. †Spongophylloides Meyer 1881
G. †Eddastraea Hill 1942
G. †Gaynaphyllum Pedder 1980
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G. †Laroonaphyllum Zhen 1995
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†Laroonaphyllum jacki Zhen 1995
Subfm. †Ptenophyllinae Wedekind 1923
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G. †Acanthophyllum Dybowski 1873
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Subg. †Acanthophyllum (Grypophyllum) Birenheide 1961
Subg. †Acanthophyllum (Neostringophyllum) Wedekind 1922
†Acanthophyllum clermontense Etheridge 1911
†Acanthophyllum confusum Birenheide and Soto 1992
†Acanthophyllum trompetti Coen-Aubert 2013
Invalid names: Stenophyllum Wedekind 1925 [synonym]
G. †Acmophyllum Sytova 1968
G. †Aphroidophyllum Lenz 1961
G. †Australophyllum Stumm 1949
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†Australophyllum soghdianum Schröder 2007
G. †Dohmophyllum Wedekind 1923
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†Dohmophyllum clarkei Hill 1942
G. †Ecnomiophyllum Pedder and Murphy 1997
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†Ecnomiophyllum merriami Pedder and Murphy 1997
G. †Embolophyllum Pedder 1967
G. †Gryphophyllum Wedekind 1922
G. †Grypophyllum Wedekind 1922
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†Grypophyllum benbowi Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Grypophyllum curvatum Hill 1942
†Grypophyllum jenkinsi Strusz 1966
G. †Hankaxis Birenheide 1978
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†Hankaxis ostentus McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Hezhangophyllum Kong 1978
G. †Imennovia Shurygina 1968
G. †Lyrielasma Hill 1939
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†Lyrielasma invisitata Tyazheva et al. 1976
G. †Neomphyma Soshkina 1937
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†Neomphyma crassa Tyazheva et al. 1976
†Neomphyma crawfordi Merriam 1973
G. †Paleogrypophyllum Ivaniya et al. 1968
G. †Pseudochonophyllum Soshkina 1937
G. †Pseudogrypophyllum Cherepnina 1968
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†Pseudogrypophyllum limatum Cherepnina 1971
G. †Psydracophyllum Pedder 1971
G. †Redstonea Crickmay 1968
G. †Salairophyllum Besprozvannykh 1968
G. †Shastaphyllum Merriam 1972
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†Shastaphyllum schucherti Merriam 1972
G. †Taimyrophyllum Chernyshev 1941
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G. †Tonkinaria Merriam 1973
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†Tonkinaria simpsoni Merriam 1973
G. †Toquimaphyllum Merriam 1973
G. †Weissermelia Lang et al. 1940
G. †Windelasma Pedder 1978
G. †Xystriphyllum Hill 1939
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†Xystriphyllum dunstani Etheridge 1911
†Xystriphyllum magnum Hill 1942
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 Roadian or 430.50000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (367 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Salairophyllum sp. e (108320 108326)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Spongophylloides sp. (528)
Silurian - Devonian443.8 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Taimyrophyllum sp. (108328)
Silurian - Carboniferous443.8 - 298.9USA (California) Shastaphyllum schucherti (229640)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Nenets) Spongophylloides perfecta (78962)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ukraine Spongophylloides perfecta (23458)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (California) Tonkinaria simpsoni (225990)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Komi) Spongophylloides perfecta (78963)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2USA (California) Acervularia pentagona (214346)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden Spongophylloides greyi (77538)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Turkey Grypophyllum sp. (27589)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Mauritania Acanthophyllum trompetti (151251 151253 151254 151255)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Grypophyllum gracile (82565)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Grypophyllum mackenziense (84249)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany Acanthophyllum sp., Neostringophyllum sp. (28047)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Leon) Acanthophyllum concavum, Acanthophyllum sp. (26849)
Late/Upper Givetian - Frasnian380.2 - 372.2Germany Acanthophyllum concavum (60180) Acanthophyllum vermiculare, Acanthophyllum sp., Dohmophyllum sp. (60179)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Belgium (Liege) Hankaxis insignis (76516)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3China (Heilongjiang) Stenophyllum sp. 1 (29904)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Stenophyllum sp. 1 (30848 30855) Stenophyllum sp. 1, Stenophyllum sp. 2 (30852 30853)