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Kyphophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Kyphophyllidae Wedekind
1958Kyphophyllidae Kaljo
1972Kyphophyllidae Merriam p. 36
1981Kyphophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927

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. †Kyphophyllidae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Donacophyllum Dybowski 1873
G. †Entelophylloides Rukhin 1938
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Subfm. †Kyphophyllinae Wedekind 1927
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G. †Bouvierphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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Bouvierphyllum altum McLean and Pedder 1984
Bouvierphyllum cardinalense McLean and Pedder 1984
Bouvierphyllum maclareni McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Mikkwaphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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Mikkwaphyllum cameroni McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Parasmithiphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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Parasmithiphyllum faviforme McLean and Pedder 1984
Parasmithiphyllum kakisianum McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Plectophyllum McLean 2007
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Plectophyllum lowryi Hill and Jell 1970
G. †Smithiphyllum Birenheide 1962
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Smithiphyllum adnatum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum amplum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum aquilonium McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum bufalense McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum carlsonense McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum coppi Brownlaw and Jell 1997
Smithiphyllum cygnus McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum foliatum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum frondosum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum humei McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum imbulliferum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum meridianum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum muratum McLean and Pedder 1987
Smithiphyllum ventosum McLean and Pedder 1987
G. †Tabulophyllum Fenton and Fenton 1924
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Tabulophyllum buccinum Sorauf 1998
Tabulophyllum curtum Sorauf 1998
Tabulophyllum levorsoni Sorauf 1998
Tabulophyllum mutabile Sorauf 1998
Invalid names: Sinospongophyllum Yoh 1937 [synonym]
G. †Tarphyphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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Tarphyphyllum besti McLean and Pedder 1984
Tarphyphyllum minutum McLean and Pedder 1984
Tarphyphyllum monkmanense McLean and Pedder 1984
Tarphyphyllum securiense McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Wapitiphyllum McLean and Pedder 1984
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Wapitiphyllum exiguum McLean and Pedder 1984
Wapitiphyllum facetum McLean and Pedder 1984
Wapitiphyllum scaphense Schröder 2005
Wapitiphyllum vallatum McLean and Pedder 1984
G. †Kyphophyllum Wedekind 1927
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Kyphophyllum greggi Merriam 1972
Kyphophyllum nevadensis Merriam 1973
Kyphophyllum schmidti Kaljo 1958
Invalid names: Cyphophyllum Lang et al. 1940 [synonym]
G. †Maikottaphyllum Lavrusevich 1968
G. †Neokyphophyllum Spasskiy 1965
G. †Pilophylloides Sytova 1966
G. †Pilophyllum Wedekind 1927
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Pilophyllum keyserlingi Wedekind 1927
Pilophyllum massivum Kaljo 1958
Pilophyllum porosum Kaljo 1958
Pilophyllum zonatum Kaljo 1958
G. †Pseudoendophyllum Onoprienko 1979
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G. †Strombodes Schweigger 1819
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Strombodes australis M'Coy 1847
Strombodes middendorfi Dybowski 1874
Strombodes schrencki Dybowski 1874
Strombodes tuvensis Sytova 1979
G. †Wintunastraea Merriam 1972
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Wintunastraea stanleyi Merriam 1972
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 Silurian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 443.80000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (258 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Donacophyllum sp. (80615)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) Strombodes middendorfi (80715)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Rapla) Pilophyllum porosum (174103 174137)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia Strombodes middendorfi (158490 174123)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Kentucky) Strombodes shumardi (5676)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Strombodes sp., Tabulophyllum sp. (229258) Tabulophyllum hisingeri (229254) Tabulophyllum sp. (229251 229252 229259 230235)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Donacophyllum sp. (197360) Strombodes socialis (12938)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Ontario) Strombodes sp. (79159)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia Pilophyllum zonatum (174173)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Hiiu) Kyphophyllum schmidti (174168) Pilophyllum massivum (174101) Pilophyllum zonatum (174178)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Tabulophyllum implicatum (81748)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) Tabulophyllum mcconnelli (84381)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (New Mexico) Tabulophyllum zonatum (40302)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Czech Republic (Moravia) Tabulophyllum sp. (3387)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Belgium Tabulophyllum sp. (135366)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Kazakhstan Tabulophyllum weberi (73214) Tabulophyllum weberi, Tabulophyllum sp., Tabulophyllum balapanense (73209)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9China (Xinjiang) Tabulophyllum postnomale (3560)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Poland Tabulophyllum sp. B, Pseudoendophyllum raclaviense (134756)
Middle Famennian - Late/Upper Famennian370.6 - 360.7Poland Tabulophyllum sp. B, Pseudoendophyllum plativesiculosum, Pseudoendophyllum raclaviense (134801)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland Tabulophyllum sp. A (134802 134804)