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Eridophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Eridophyllidae

Taxonomy
Eridophyllidae was named by Fromentel (1861).

It was assigned to Cyathophyllina by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Eridophyllidae Fromentel
1981Eridophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyEridophyllidaeFromentel 1861
familyEridophyllidaeFromentel 1861

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. †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
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 Frasnian or 443.80000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (93 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Ontario) Eridophyllum seriale (193005)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Capnophyllum sp. (528)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Australia (Queensland) Tipheophyllum ops, Tipheophyllum sp. (40005) Tipheophyllum sp. (40014)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) Acinophyllum davisi, Eridophyllum sp. (40058)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Australia (Victoria) Tipheophyllum ops (10127) Tipheophyllum ops, Tipheophyllum sp. (10131)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Prismatophyllum chalkii, Prismatophyllum stevensi (40360)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Ohio) Cylindrohelium profundum (604)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Asturias) Acinophyllum sp., Prismatophyllum sp., Prismatophyllum ovoideum (25292)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand (South Island) Tipheophyllum bartrumi (3579 3580 3581)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Tipheophyllum bartrumi (25785 40524)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Acinophyllum davisi, Acinophyllum simcoense, Acinophyllum segregatum, Prismatophyllum subcinctum (40039)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Spain (Asturias) Acinophyllum sp. (5912 5913 5914) Prismatophyllum ovoideum (5908 5909 5910)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Indiana) Cylindrophyllum compactum (5706) Eridophyllum conjunctum, Eridophyllum apertum, Eridophyllum coagulatum, Eridophyllum seriale (5703)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Manitoba) Prismatophyllum annum (228073 228078)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Cylindrophyllum agglomeratum (4031)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Kentucky) Acinophyllum davisi, Eridophyllum sp., Eridophyllum coagulatum, Eridophyllum seriale (76992)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Acinophyllum mclareni (3846 3850 3853) Acinophyllum mclareni, Cylindrophyllum elongatum, Cylindrophyllum propinquum, Eridophyllum seriale (3845) Eridophyllum seriale (213759)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Cylindrohelium profundum (184019)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Acinophyllum sp. (9527 9528 9529 9532 9534 9536 77078) Acinophyllum sp., Cylindrophyllum sp. (9530 9531 9533 9535 79593) Eridophyllum gigas (9614) Eridophyllum sp. (9547)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Kentucky) Eridophyllum archiaci, Eridophyllum tumidulum (5709)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Eridophyllum subcaespitosum (91240)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Acinophyllum davisi (5702) Eridophyllum archiaci (11101)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Morocco Prismatophyllum arcticum, Eridophyllum seriale (62894)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Eridophyllum sp. (8770 8771 8772 8780 8786 8787 8788 8915 10543 10546 10552 10553 10556) Eridophyllum subcaespitosum (8978 8979 8983 8984 8987 8992 8993 8994 8996 9003 9005 9006 9408 9409 10110 96209) Prismatophyllum sp. (206793)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Cylindrophyllum gruense (84241) Cylindrophyllum sp. (626)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Cylindrophyllum delicatulum (38450 38452 38454 38455 38456) Cylindrophyllum delicatum (38451 38453)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Acinophyllum sp., Prismatophyllum sp. (631)