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Disphyllum virgatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophyllum virgatum was named by Hinde (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Opposite Mount Krauss, Kimberley District, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in Australia.

It was recombined as Disphyllum virgatum by Hill (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cyathophyllum virgatum Hinde p. 194 figs. Pl 8, figs 1a,b
1936Disphyllum virgatum Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusDisphyllumFromentel 1861
speciesvirgatum()

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Disphyllum virgatum Hinde 1890
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Diagnosis
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