Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Tryplasmatidae

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Tryplasmatidae was named by Etheridge (1907).

It was assigned to Cystiphyllina by Hill (1956); to Rugosa by Merriam (1972); and to Cystiphyllida by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Tryplasmatidae Etheridge
1956Tryplasmatidae Hill
1972Tryplasmatidae Merriam p. 31
1981Tryplasmatidae Hill

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907

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. †Tryplasmatidae Etheridge 1907
show all | hide all
G. †Loboplasma Spasskiy et al. 1975
G. †Porpites Schlotheim 1820
hide
Porpites circularis Alloiteau 1957
Porpites rotuloides Hall 1852
G. †Storthygophyllum Weissermel 1894
G. †Thecaspinellum Nikolayeva 1949
hide
Thecaspinellum daljanicum Lavrusevich 1971
Thecaspinellum longiseptatum Strelnikov 1971
Subfm. †Tryplasmatinae Etheridge 1907
hide
G. †Aphyllum Soshkina 1937
+
Aphyllum relictum Lavrusevich 1971
Aphyllum salmoni Hill 1942
Invalid names: Holacanthia Sytova 1966 [synonym], Rhabdacanthia Ivanovskiy 1969 [synonym]
G. †Bowanophyllum McLean and Webby 1976
+
Bowanophyllum ramosum Wang et al. 2020
G. †Cantrillia Smith 1930
G. †Hillophyllum Webby 1971
G. †Maikottia Lavrusevich 1967
G. †Neotryplasma Kaljo 1957
+
G. †Polyorophe Lindström 1896
G. †Rhabdelasma McLean and Webby 1976
G. †Stortophyllum Wedekind 1927
G. †Tryplasma Lonsdale 1845
+
Tryplasma aequabile Lonsdale 1845
Tryplasma antiqua Reiman 1958
Tryplasma brevikense Hill 1953
Tryplasma duncanae Merriam 1973
Tryplasma fascicularium Oliver 1960
Tryplasma magianense Lavrusevich 1971
Tryplasma newfarmeri Merriam 1973
Tryplasma pakshifiense Lavrusevich 1971
Tryplasma praecox Kaljo 1957
Tryplasma spinulatum Neuman 1968
Invalid names: Pholidophyllum Lindstroem 1871 [synonym]
G. †Wenlockia Kato 1966
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 Soudleyan to the top of the Kungurian or 458.40000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (310 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Hillophyllum sp. (2703 2708)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Tryplasma sp. (8540)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway Tryplasma sp. (3251)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (Qinghai) Tryplasma nachitaiense (80681)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.4 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Hillophyllum sp. (2721)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Nevada, Utah) Tryplasma spp. (28158 28159 28160)
Late/Upper Ordovician - Llandovery458.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Holacanthia sp. (100905)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Tryplasma sp. (8579)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Estonia Tryplasma praecox (174105 174106)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Langesund - Gjerpen) Tryplasma brevikense (164366)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Tajikistan Tryplasma hercynica (79093)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Vietnam Tryplasma aequabilis (83319)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Tryplasma guangxiensis, Tryplasma concavotabulata (4862)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Tajikistan Tryplasma aequabilis (45825 45826)
Late/Upper Emsian - Early/Lower Givetian402.5 - 383.7Australia (Queensland) Tryplasma sp. (8476)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Tajikistan Tryplasma pakshifiense (78879)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Tajikistan Tryplasma magianense (78876)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Tajikistan Aphyllum relictum (78872)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Aphyllum salmoni (80375 80376)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Pholidophyllum sp. 1 (30434 30480 30496 30682)