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Acinophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Eridophyllidae

Taxonomy
Acinophyllum was named by McLaren (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cylindrophyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Acinophyllum McLaren
1981Acinophyllum Hill
2002Acinophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyEridophyllidaeFromentel 1861
subfamilyCylindrophyllinaeOliver 1974
genusAcinophyllumMcLaren 1959

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.

G. †Acinophyllum McLaren 1959
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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 Emsian to the top of the Frasnian or 407.60000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) A. davisi (40058)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Asturias) A. sp. (25292)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) A. davisi, A. simcoense, A. segregatum (40039)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Spain (Asturias) A. sp. (5912 5913 5914)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) A. sp. (9527 9528 9529 9530 9531 9532 9533 9534 9535 9536 77078 79593)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) A. mclareni (3845 3846 3850 3853)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Kentucky) A. davisi (76992)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) A. davisi (5702)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) A. sp. (631)