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Thaumoptilon
Taxonomy
Thaumoptilon was named by Conway Morris (1993). Its type is Thaumaptilon walcotti.
It was corrected as Thaumaptilon by Conway Morris (1993).
It was assigned to Charniidae by Conway Morris (1993); to Rangeomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); to Pennatulacea by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Cnidaria by Dececchi et al. (2017).
It was corrected as Thaumaptilon by Conway Morris (1993).
It was assigned to Charniidae by Conway Morris (1993); to Rangeomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); to Pennatulacea by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Cnidaria by Dececchi et al. (2017).
Species
Thaumaptilon walcotti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Thaumaptilon Conway Morris p. 604 |
| 1993 | Thaumoptilon Conway Morris p. 604 |
| 2002 | Thaumoptilon Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Thaumaptilon Bambach et al. p. S80 |
| 2017 | Thaumoptilon Dececchi et al. pp. Table 1 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Conway Morris 1993 | Bilaterally symmetrical foliate animal with blunt holdfast. Leaf elongate and flattened, with central broad axis. On one side branches arise on either side of axis, connected by narrow strands, possibly canals. Proximal branches elongate, recurved adapically towards leaf margins; distal branches more quadrate. Branches and other areas adjacent to axis papillate, possibly zooids. Opposite side of leaf bears longitudinal ridges. |