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Stringophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stringophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stringophyllidae was named by Wedekind (1922). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptenophyllina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Stringophyllidae Wedekind
1981Stringophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyStringophyllidaeWedekind 1922
familyStringophyllidaeWedekind 1922

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. †Stringophyllidae Wedekind 1922
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G. †Melrosia Wright 1966
G. †Parasociophyllum Kong 1978
G. †Sociophyllum Birenheide 1962
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†Sociophyllum homense Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Sociophyllum severiacum Wrzolek 1992
G. †Solipetra Fontaine 1961
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†Solipetra fontainei Birenheide and Soto 1992
G. †Stringophyllum Wedekind 1922
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Subg. †Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum) Wedekind 1922
†Stringophyllum crassimarginatum Birenheide and Soto 1992
G. †Sunophyllum Wang 1948
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†Sunophyllum typicum Wang 1948
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 Devonian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.20000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (99 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Tajikistan Stringophyllum antiquum (78882)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum glomerulatum (101500 101505)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam Stringophyllum sp. (83326)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Tajikistan Solipetra delicatum (45791)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Vietnam Stringophyllum sp. (83329)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Australia (Queensland) Sociophyllum sp., Stringophyllum sp. (40011)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Vietnam Solipetra vietnamica (83319)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Neospongophyllum multivesiculosum (40708)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Spain (Leon) Stringophyllum acanthicum (26394)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Solipetra fontainei (5866)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Sociophyllum sp. (4023)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany Sociophyllum longiseptatum (25366) Sociophyllum longiseptatum, Stringophyllum buechelense (25364) Sociophyllum semiseptatum (144943)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Alaska) Stringophyllum sp. (36588)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (England) Stringophyllum buchelense, Stringophyllum isactis (81012)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (New South Wales) Sociophyllum sp. (24213) Sociophyllum sp., Stringophyllum sp. (80380)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Sociophyllum glomerulatum (84254 84255) Sociophyllum glomerulatum, Stringophyllum sp. (84256) Stringophyllum sp. (55468)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Kazakhstan Stringophyllum admirabile (78841)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Austria (Steiermark) Neospongophyllum sp. (76717)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Sociophyllum irregulare, Stringophyllum quasinormale, Stringophyllum isactis, Sunophyllum sp. A, Sunophyllum sp. B (80374)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Vietnam Stringophyllum isactum (83339)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum glomerulatum (101519)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Morocco Stringophyllum buechelense, Stringophyllum sp., Stringophyllum acanthicum (62894)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic Stringophyllum sp. (84369)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belgium (Namur) Stringophyllum acanthicum (70433)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Stringophyllum sp. (34871)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Stringophyllum acanthicum (81736)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Sociophyllum longiseptatum, Stringophyllum buechelense (25369) Stringophyllum sp. (197085) Stringophyllum sp., Stringophyllum acanthicum (60159)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (British Columbia) Sociophyllum glomerulatum (84252) Sociophyllum sp. A (84238)
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian388.1 - 380.2Morocco Sociophyllum sp. (221398 221400)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum sp. (36594) Stringophyllum sp. (36592)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Sociophyllum semiseptatum, Sociophyllum sp., Stringophyllum normale (81020) Sociophyllum sociale (81019) Sociophyllum sp. (81021) Sociophyllum sp., Stringophyllum sp. (81014) Stringophyllum isactis, Stringophyllum sp., Stringophyllum normale, Stringophyllum buchelense (81022) Stringophyllum sp. (38407)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Vietnam Sociophyllum halangense (83244) Stringophyllum sp. (83288 83298)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Sociophyllum irregulare, Sociophyllum sp., Stringophyllum quasinormale (80375) Sociophyllum irregulare, Stringophyllum isactis, Stringophyllum bipartitum (80377) Sociophyllum irregulare, Stringophyllum quasinormale, Stringophyllum bipartitum (80376) Stringophyllum sp. (40013)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France Stringophyllum isactis (38681)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Thailand Solipetra sp. (82099)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) Parasociophyllum sp. (34890) Stringophyllum sp. (3967 4846)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Castilla-León) Stringophyllum acanthicum (80711)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Austria (Steiermark) Stringophyllum sp. (76657)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) Sunophyllum sp. (34987)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Neospongophyllum sp. (84236) Sociophyllum glomerulatum (81856) Sociophyllum sp. A, Sociophyllum sp. B (84239 84242) Sociophyllum sp. B (84241) Stringophyllum buechelense (55467) Stringophyllum sp. (626)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland Sociophyllum severiacum (83220)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Sociophyllum wedekindi (81727) Sociophyllum wedekindi, Sociophyllum sp., Stringophyllum buechelense, Stringophyllum acanthicum (81739) Sociophyllum wedekindi, Stringophyllum primordile (81730) Stringophyllum acanthicum, Stringophyllum buechelense (81737) Stringophyllum buechelense (77872 81732) Stringophyllum isactis, Stringophyllum primordiale (81733) Stringophyllum primordiale, Stringophyllum schwelmense, Stringophyllum isactis (81738) Stringophyllum sp. (77073 77075) Stringophyllum sp., Stringophyllum buechelense, Sunophyllum sp. (81734)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Sichuan) Neospongophyllum sichuanense (74632)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Asturias) Sociophyllum elongatum, Stringophyllum acanthicum, Stringophyllum isactis, Stringophyllum normale (25433)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Austria (Kärnten) Stringophyllum sp. (81665)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Morocco (Sahara) Stringophyllum sp. (79496 79555)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2China Sunophyllum typicum (212695)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum sp. (36597)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Sociophyllum sp. b (108332)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Spain (Castilla y Leon) Stringophyllum buechelense, Solipetra fontainei, Stringophyllum crassimarginatum (82148)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Turkey Stringophyllum buechelense (27589)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Stringophyllum buechelense (82739)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) Sociophyllum homense (92858 92859 92860)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Stringophyllum sp. (81740)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Leon) Sociophyllum elongatum, Solipetra sp., Stringophyllum isactis, Stringophyllum acanthicum, Stringophyllum buechelense, Stringophyllum sp. (26849)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany Stringophyllum sp. (28047)