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Pentaphyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pentaphyllidae

Taxonomy
Pentaphyllidae was named by Schindewolf (1942).

It was assigned to Plerophyllina by Hill (1981); and to Tachylasmatina by Fedorowski (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Pentaphyllidae Schindewolf
1981Pentaphyllidae Hill
2021Pentaphyllidae Fedorowski p. 418

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderTachylasmatinaFedorowski 2021
familyPentaphyllidaeSchindewolf 1942
familyPentaphyllidaeSchindewolf 1942

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. †Pentaphyllidae Schindewolf 1942
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Subfm. †Commutiinae Fedorowski 1973
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G. †Commutia Fedorowski 1973
Subfm. †Dalniinae Fedorowski 1973
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G. †Dalnia Fedorowski 1973
G. †Hexalasma Soshkina 1928
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†Hexalasma protoseptatum Sokolov 1959
Subfm. †Pentaphyllinae Schindewolf 1942
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G. †Antikinkaidia Fedorowski 1973
G. †Carinotachylasma Xu 1977
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G. †Cystelasma Miller 1891
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†Cystelasma invaginatum Easton et al. 1958
G. †Oligophyllum Pocta 1902
G. †Pentaphyllum de Koninck 1872
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†Pentaphyllum antractum Iljina 1965
†Pentaphyllum cuneatum Ilina 1962
†Pentaphyllum permicum Ilyina 1997
†Pentaphyllum subcylindricum Schindewolf 1942
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 Changhsingian or 443.80000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Oligophyllum sp. (528)
Devonian - Carboniferous419.2 - 298.9USA (Montana, and Wyoming) Cystelasma sp. (12387)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) Pentaphyllum spp. (38349)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Turkey (Istanbul) Pentaphyllum irregulare (32611 32612)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Cystelasma sp. (6734)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0Mexico (Sonora) Cystelasma invaginatum (5616)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Germany Pentaphyllum sp. (64668)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Virginia) Cystelasma quinquiseptatum (7016)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain Pentaphyllum sp. (67700)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation (Komi) Hexalasma primitivum (79425)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation (Respublika Komi) Hexalasma hexaseptatum, Hexalasma primitivum (79493)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Tajikistan Pentaphyllum permicum (74976 95471 109839)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Iran Pentaphyllum sp. (107691)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Afghanistan Pentaphyllum beyrichi, Pentaphyllum sp. (88264)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51China (Hunan) Carinotachylasma shimenense (105961)
Roadian - Changhsingian272.3 - 252.17Iran Pentaphyllum antarctum, Pentaphyllum excentricum, Pentaphyllum cuneatum (233584)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Guangxi) Pentaphyllum sp. (75816)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Hexalasma sp. (42092)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Pentaphyllum cuneatum (107686)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran Pentaphyllum breviseptum (107687) Pentaphyllum breviseptum, Pentaphyllum subcylindricum (107689) Pentaphyllum excentricum, Pentaphyllum antractum, Pentaphyllum cuneatum (107684) Pentaphyllum excentricum, Pentaphyllum antractum, Pentaphyllum cuneatum, Pentaphyllum breviseptum (107685) Plerophyllum antractum, Plerophyllum breviseptum (118282) Plerophyllum breviseptum (118278 118279)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Armenia Pentaphyllum antractum (110750) Pentaphyllum sp. (110772) Plerophyllum excentricum (88704) Plerophyllum excentricum, Plerophyllum breviseptum (113724)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Pentaphyllum sp. (112610)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Pentaphyllum antractum (110702 110716) Pentaphyllum antractum, Pentaphyllum breviseptum (110669) Pentaphyllum cuneatum (110717) Pentaphyllum excentricum (110677 110679) Pentaphyllum excentricum, Pentaphyllum antractum (110676) Pentaphyllum sp. (110666) Pentaphyllum sp. 2, Pentaphyllum excentricum, Pentaphyllum antractum, Pentaphyllum breviseptum (110678) Pentaphyllum sp., Pentaphyllum antractum (110671) Plerophyllum antractum (97229) Plerophyllum breviseptum (144214) Plerophyllum excentricum (95630)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Pentaphyllum antractum, Pentaphyllum breviseptum (75774)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Pentaphyllum cuneatum (110611 110705 110720) Pentaphyllum cuneatum, Pentaphyllum breviseptum (110659) Pentaphyllum sp. (110656 110692 110704) Pentaphyllum sp. 1 (110698) Plerophyllum cuneatum (97207 116765)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Hexalasma protoseptatum (131245)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Pentaphyllum sp. 2 (110758) Plerophyllum cuneatum (113726)