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Cyathophyllina

Anthozoa - Stauriida

Taxonomy
Cyathophyllina was named by Nicholson (1889).

It was assigned to Stauriida by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cyathophyllina Nicholson
1981Cyathophyllina Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889

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.

Subor. †Cyathophyllina Nicholson 1889
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Fm. †Bethanyphyllidae Stumm 1949
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G. †Bethanyphyllum Stumm 1949
G. †Tortophyllum Sloss 1939
Fm. †Campophyllidae Wedekind 1922
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G. †Campophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Campophyllum texanum Shumard 1859
Fm. †Cyathophyllidae Dana 1846
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G. †Commutatophyllum Kaplan 1971
G. †Cyathophyllum Goldfuss 1826
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Subg. †Cyathophyllum (Cyathophyllum) Goldfuss 1826
Cyathophyllum aequiseptatum Edwards and Haime 1851
Cyathophyllum cannopse de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum captiosum de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum dianthus Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Prismatophyllum flexum Stumm 1838 [synonym]
Cyathophyllum eurekaense Merriam 1974
Cyathophyllum funatum de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum occidens Stumm 1938
Cyathophyllum palmeri Meek 1877
Cyathophyllum propevermiculare de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum ramosum de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum rugosum Hall 1834
Cyathophyllum zenkeri Billings 1860
Invalid names: Orthocyathus Merriam 1974 [synonym]
G. †Glossophyllum Wedekind 1924
G. †Heterophaulactis Yü 1974
G. †Houershanophyllum Yü and Liao 1978
G. †Loomberaphyllum Pedder 1965
G. †Mansuyphyllum Fontaine 1961
G. †Mictophyllum Lang and Smith 1939
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G. †Moravophyllum Kettnerova 1932
G. †Peripaedium Ehrenberg 1834
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Peripaedium winwinkyiae Aye Ko 1995
G. †Pseudozaphrentis Sun 1958
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Pseudozaphrentis intermissa Schroeder and Salerno 2001
G. †Qiannanophyllum Kong 1978
G. †Radiophyllum Hill 1942
G. †Sterictophyllum Pedder 1965
Fm. †Eridophyllidae Fromentel 1861
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Subfm. †Cylindrophyllinae Oliver 1974
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G. †Acinophyllum McLaren 1959
G. †Asterobillingsia Oliver 1974
G. †Cylindrophyllum Simpson 1900
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Invalid names: Cylindrohelium Grabau 1910 [synonym]
G. †Prismatophyllum Simpson 1900
Subfm. †Eridophyllinae Fromentel 1861
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G. †Capnophyllum Sutherland 1965
G. †Eridophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Eridophyllum seriale Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Invalid names: Craspedophyllum Dybowski 1873 [synonym], Crepidophyllum Nicholson and Thomson 1876 [synonym], Schistotoechelasma Lang et al. 1940 [synonym], Schistotoecholasma Stewart 1938 [synonym]
G. †Grewgiphyllum Oliver 1974
G. †Tipheophyllum Hill 1956
Fm. †Ptychophyllidae Dybowski 1873
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G. †Cyathactis Soshkina 1955
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Cyathactis balticus Kaljo 1958
Cyathactis gazellensis Merriam 1972
G. †Implicophyllum Sytova 1966
G. †Ptychophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Fm. †Zaphrentidae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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G. †Aemulophyllum Oliver 1958
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Aemulophyllum exiguum Billings 1860
G. †Cyathocylindrium Oliver 1974
G. †Heliophylloides Stumm 1949
G. †Heliophyllum Hall 1846
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Heliophyllum halli Edwards and Haime 1851
Heliophyllum reflexum Hall 1876
Heliophyllum solidum Hall and Whitfield 1873
Invalid names: Heliogonium Chapman 1893 [synonym]
G. †Keriophyllum Wedekind 1923
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Invalid names: Ceriophyllum Lang et al. [synonym]
G. †Phymatophyllum Stumm 1965
G. †Zaphrenthis Rafinesque and Clifford 1820
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Invalid names: Helenterophyllum Grabau 1910 [synonym], Heliophrentis Grabau 1910 [synonym], Zaphrentis Haime 1850 [synonym]
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 Hirnantian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 445.20000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (539 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.4Canada (Nunavut) Zaphrentis sp. (24246)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.4Canada (Nunavut) Zaphrentis sp. (24228)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (GanSu) Cyathophyllum sp. (8559)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Ontario) Eridophyllum seriale (193005)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7USA (Illinois) Zaphrentis stokesi (173287 173289)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Cyathactis affinis (80615)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Cyathactis sp. (205661)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Cyathactis sp., Cyathactis C. cormorantense (12938)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia Cyathactis balticus (174099)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Cyathactis euryone (206541 206542 206543)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 265.1Myanmar Zaphrentis sp. (208999)
Guadalupian272.3 - 259.9Vietnam Zaphrentis sp. (139276)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.9USA (Texas) Zaphrentis sp. (108826)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Australia (New South Wales) Zaphrentis sp. (161844)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Italy Cyathophyllum propevermiculare, Cyathophyllum funatum, Cyathophyllum cannopse, Cyathophyllum ramosum, Cyathophyllum captiosum (233340)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1USA (Alaska) Zaphrentis sp. (109334)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9USA (Texas) Campophyllum texanum (108812 133736) Zaphrentis sp. (108859)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Madagascar (Diana) Cyathophyllum sp. (81987)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Zaphrentis omaliusi (232366)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Indonesia Cyathophyllum sp. (132776)