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Disphyllinae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Disphyllinae Hill
1981Disphyllinae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939

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.

Subfm. †Disphyllinae Hill 1939
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G. †Amaraphyllum Pedder 1970
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Amaraphyllum amoenum Pedder 1970
G. †Aphraxonia Uensalaner 1951
G. †Argutastrea Crickmay 1960
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Argutastrea hullensis Hill 1954
G. †Aristophyllum Bulvanker et al. 1975
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G. †Ceratophyllum Gürich 1896
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Ceratophyllum furcatispinum Herendeen et al. 1990
G. †Chalcidophyllum Pedder 1965
G. †Disphyllum Fromentel 1861
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Disphyllum caespitosum Goldfuss 1826
Disphyllum conjugans Sorauf 1998
Disphyllum hockingi Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Disphyllum incomptum Hill and Jell 1970
Disphyllum iowensis Sorauf 1998
Disphyllum murum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Disphyllum nevadense Stumm 1937
Disphyllum patulum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Disphyllum virgatum Hinde 1890
Invalid names: Ceratinella Soshkina 1941 [synonym], Megaphyllum Soshkina 1939 [synonym], Pseudostringophyllum Soshkina 1939 [synonym]
G. †Dushanophrentis Yü et al. 1974
G. †Eoglossophyllum Yü 1974
G. †Hemiaulacophyllum Kravtsov 1975
G. †Hillastraea Brownlaw and Jell 1997
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Hillastraea georgeae Brownlaw and Jell 1997
G. †Kunthia Schlüter 1885
G. †Minussiella Bulvanker 1952
G. †Noviphyllum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
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Noviphyllum canningense Brownlaw and Jell 2008
G. †Pseudocampophyllum Ivanovskiy 1958
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 Wenlock to the top of the Frasnian or 433.40000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (261 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Cyathophyllum caespitosum (229257)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Disphyllum sp. (25553)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4China (Xinjiang) Disphyllum sp. (27816)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Xinjiang) Disphyllum sp. (27767)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Jilin) Disphyllum sp. (25759)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) Chalcidophyllum sp. (25705 25706)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Tajikistan Chalcidophyllum campanense (45789)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6China (Guangxi) Chalcidophyllum nakaolingensis, Eoglossophyllum minor (4008)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Disphyllum gregorii (25699)
Helderbergian - Early/Lower Emsian419.2 - 402.5Italy Disphyllum sp. (26128)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) Disphyllum pashiense (84336)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany Disphyllum sp. (197087)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Asturias) Disphyllum rugosum, Disphyllum lazutkini, Disphyllum goldfussi, Disphyllum geinitzi (25436)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Leon) Ceratophyllum sp., Disphyllum goldfussi (26849)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany Disphyllum sp., Disphyllum caespitosum (28047)
Late/Upper Givetian - Frasnian380.2 - 372.2Germany Disphyllum sp. (60175)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Australia (Western Australia) Disphyllum incomptum (92885) Disphyllum incomptum, Disphyllum patulum (92886) Disphyllum murum (92884) Disphyllum sp. A (92880)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Canada (Alberta) Disphyllum sp. (83730)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland Aristophyllum irenae (61840) Disphyllum wirbelauense (82747)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Czech Republic (Moravia) Disphyllum sp. (3384 3387)