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Charactophyllidae

Anthozoa - Charactophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Charactophyllidae Pedder
2014Charactophyllidae Abbasi et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyCharactophyllidaePedder 1972
familyCharactophyllidaePedder 1972

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. †Charactophyllidae Pedder 1972
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G. †Alaiophyllum Goryanov 1961
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G. †Ceciliaphyllum McLean 1982
G. †Charactophyllum Simpson 1900
G. †Chostophyllum Pedder 1982
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†Chostophyllum apertum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Chostophyllum gregorii Etheridge 1892
†Chostophyllum metula Pedder 1982
G. †Hunanophrentis Sun 1958
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†Hunanophrentis abnormis Schröder 2005
G. †Piceaphyllum Rozkowska 1980
G. †Sinodisphyllum Sun 1958
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G. †Spinophyllum Wedekind 1922
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†Spinophyllum arduum Lütte 1985
†Spinophyllum blacourti Rohart 1988
†Spinophyllum ondra Galle 2007
†Spinophyllum prolatum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Spinophyllum spongiosum Schlüter 1889
G. †Temnophyllum Walther 1928
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†Temnophyllum menyouense Hill and Jell 1970
†Temnophyllum occidentale Hill and Jell 1970
†Temnophyllum spissum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
†Temnophyllum waltheri Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1966
†Temnophyllum zamkovae Wrzolek 1992
Invalid names: Temeniophyllum Lang et al. 1940 [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 Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 410.80000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (167 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Alaska) Charactophyllum sp. (101008)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain Chostophyllum gregorii (151290)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation Charactophyllum schandiense (35720)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Chostophyllum coniculus (55478 55603 55604) Chostophyllum coniculus, Chostophyllum humense (55468 55485 84256) Chostophyllum sp. (55481)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Spinophyllum conicum (5866)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Myanmar Temnophyllum creber (62951)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Chostophyllum slavorum (55491)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Charactophyllum excavatum, Charactophyllum sp., Charactophyllum trochoides, Chostophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp., Chostophyllum gregorii (80374)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Myanmar (Shan) Temnophyllum creber (147607)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Tajikistan Charactophyllum antiquum (78876)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Hunanophrentis abnormis (81731)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Temnophyllum latum, Temnophyllum astrictum, Spinophyllum spongiosum (227413) Temnophyllum occidentale (197084)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (British Columbia) Chostophyllum sp. A (84253) Temnophyllum richardsoni (84238)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Spinophyllum conicum (5767)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Morocco Chostophyllum sp. (62894)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic Spinophyllum ondra (84368 84369)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Castilla-León) Spinophyllum sp., Spinophyllum aiense (80708) Spinophyllum sp., Temnophyllum waltheri (80711)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Iran Chostophyllum gregori, Spinophyllum arduum, Spinophyllum blacourti, Spinophyllum longiseptatum, Temnophyllum occidentale (181591) Chostophyllum metula (181592) Temnophyllum sp. 1, Temnophyllum sp. 2, Spinophyllum zhongguoense (181593)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) Temnophyllum sp. (34987 34988 34989 34990 80272)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Chostophyllum goryanovi (55467) Chostophyllum goryanovi, Hunanophrentis sp., Temnophyllum richardsoni, Temnophyllum decaeni (84236) Chostophyllum metula (55477) Temnophyllum decaeni, Temnophyllum lenzi, Temnophyllum richardsoni (84237) Temnophyllum richardsoni (84242 84247 84248)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland Temnophyllum latum (82740 83220) Temnophyllum zamkovae, Temnophyllum menyouense, Temnophyllum occidentale (82928)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum astrictum (81727 81730) Temnophyllum astrictum, Spinophyllum arduum (81739) Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum latum, Temnophyllum majus, Spinophyllum spongiosum (81737) Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum majus, Spinophyllum arduum, Spinophyllum spongiosum (81733) Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum majus, Temnophyllum sp., Spinophyllum arduum, Spinophyllum longiseptatum (81738) Temnophyllum latum, Temnophyllum astrictum, Temnophyllum majus, Spinophyllum spongiosum (81734) Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum astrictum (81732)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Asturias) Charactophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (25433) Temnophyllum sp. (80296 80297 80369)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Vietnam Charactophyllum spongiasum (83320) Temnophyllum waltheri (83244)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Temnophyllum sp. (38404)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France Temnophyllum longiseptatum, Spinophyllum arduum (38681)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany Chostophyllum sp., Hunanophrentis looghiense, Sinodisphyllum sp., Temnophyllum latum, Temnophyllum sp. (143798)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Charactophyllum trochoides (106535) Charactophyllum trochoides, Temnophyllum sp. (80375) Temnophyllum sp. (8473 40013 66489 80377) Temnophyllum sp., Chostophyllum gregorii (80376)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Nevada) Temnophyllum waltheri (83979)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) Spinophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum sp. B, Temnophyllum sp. D, Temnophyllum turbinatum, Chostophyllum apertum (92853) Spinophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum turbinatum, Temnophyllum spissum, Chostophyllum apertum (92851) Temnophyllum sp. C, Temnophyllum turbinatum (92861) Temnophyllum turbinatum (92857)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guizhou) Temnophyllum sp. (84330)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) Spinophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (34890) Temnophyllum sp. (3966 4707 4790 4791 4846 13160) Temnophyllum spp. (13172)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Vietnam Temnophyllum rozkowskae, Temnophyllum waltheri (83340)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Alaiophyllum mackenziense (83978)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum lenzi, Temnophyllum sp. (81742) Temnophyllum sp. S, Temnophyllum altum, Temnophyllum waltheri (81741)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Vardak) Alaiophyllum sp., Temnophyllum chitralense (84650)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Austria (Kärnten) Alaiophyllum jarushevskyi, Temnophyllum latum, Temnophyllum sp. (81665)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. (39276)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Germany Spinophyllum spongiosum (197088)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (13140)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum altum, Temnophyllum sp. S (81743)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2China Temnophyllum poshiense, Temnophyllum waltheri, Sinodisphyllum simplex, Sinodisphyllum variable (212695)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum turbinatum, Temnophyllum spissum (92849)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Poland Temnophyllum zamkovae, Temnophyllum menyouense, Temnophyllum occidentale (83085)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Colombia-Alberta) Ceciliaphyllum bastillense, Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum sp., Piceaphyllum modicum (40286)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Ghazni) Temnophyllum chitralense (75117)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Czech Republic Temnophyllum sp. (83224)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2China (Hunan) Hunanophrentis uniforme, Temnophyllum sp., Sinodisphyllum simplex (40569) Temnophyllum sp., Sinodisphyllum variable (40955)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Belgium (Namur) Sinodisphyllum sp. (76605)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Iran Sinodisphyllum sp. (62152 62157) Temnophyllum lapparenti (62132)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Columbia-Alberta) Hunanophrentis praecedens (40283) Hunanophrentis praecedens, Piceaphyllum sp. (40285)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Czech Republic (Moravia) Alaiophyllum jana (39633 39636 39641) Alaiophyllum sp. (3752 3756 39167)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) Charactophyllum elongatum (84339)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Vietnam Alaiophyllum incomptum (83345) Temnophyllum lantenoisi (83341)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (British Columbia) Charactophyllum sp., Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum sp. (83798) Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum sp. (40288)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) Charactophyllum nanum (40289) Charactophyllum sp., Charactophyllum nanum (40290)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Charactophyllum sp., Piceaphyllum sp. (40138) Charactophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (40129) Hunanophrentis praecedens, Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (40137) Hunanophrentis sp. (40281) Hunanophrentis sp., Piceaphyllum sp. (40142) Hunanophrentis spp., Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum multiseptatum, Piceaphyllum sp. (40147) Piceaphyllum sp. (40278) Piceaphyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp. (40131) Temnophyllum sp. (40133 40135 40136 81119 81120)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Spinophyllum prolatum (92896 92897) Temnophyllum menyouense, Temnophyllum turbinatum (25263) Temnophyllum sp. (39257 39261 39268) Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum turbinatum (39262 39267)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Charactophyllum sp. (657) Temnophyllum sp. (83799)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum menyouense (39271)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (3963 3964 4703)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5China (Guangxi) Temnophyllum sp. (13005 13007 13135)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Belgium (Namur) Sinodisphyllum kielcense (76606)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Spinophyllum longiseptatum (82739)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. A, Temnophyllum turbinatum (92858)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Tajikistan Temnophyllum sp. (184352)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Temnophyllum occidentale (81740)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Alaiophyllum sp. (82565)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany Chostophyllum sp., Temnophyllum sp., Temnophyllum occidentale, Spinophyllum spongiosum (197087) Temnophyllum sp. (60183)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Leon) Temnophyllum rectum, Temnophyllum majus, Temnophyllum latum (26849)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Asturias) Charactophyllum lotzei (25436)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Canada (Alberta) Piceaphyllum modicum, Piceaphyllum sp. (83730)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Australia (New South Wales) Temnophyllum sp. indet. B, Temnophyllum menyouense (40006)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland Piceaphyllum pronini (61840) Temnophyllum latum (82905)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Czech Republic (Moravia) Alaiophyllum indet. (3384 3387)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Australia (Western Australia) Temnophyllum sp. (39282)