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Cryptophyllum hibernicum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Cryptophyllum hibernicum was named by Carruthers (1919). Its type specimen is IGSL PF1090 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pentaphyllum hibernicum by Weyer (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Cryptophyllum hibernicum Carruthers p. 440 figs. pl. 11, figs 1–3
1975Pentaphyllum hibernicum Weyer
2009Cryptophyllum hibernicum Fedorowski p. 576

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusCryptophyllumCarruthers 1919
specieshibernicumCarruthers 1919

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.

Cryptophyllum hibernicum Carruthers 1919
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Fedorowski 2009Cryptophyllum with underdeveloped counter protoseptum appearing in corallite lumen only in maturity. Cardinal protoseptum and alar septa longer than counter-lateral septa. Major septa in early growth thickened, in maturity thin, sharply ended, commonly wavy. Minor septa, including Km, absent from corallite lumen. Septal index of lectotype 23:7.0 · 6.4 mm just above calice floor.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-15 09:17:12
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:17:12
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Holkerian or 353.80000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Ireland Cryptophyllum hibernicum (78288)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Germany Pentaphyllum hibernicum (64669)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Cryptophyllum hibernicum (76517)