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Aphyllum

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Aphyllum was named by Soshkina (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Aphyllum Soshkina
1966Holacanthia Sytova
1969Rhabdacanthia Ivanovskiy
1981Aphyllum Hill
2002Aphyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
subfamilyTryplasmatinaeEtheridge 1907
genusAphyllumSoshkina 1937

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. †Aphyllum Soshkina 1937
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Aphyllum relictum Lavrusevich 1971
Aphyllum salmoni Hill 1942
Invalid names: Holacanthia Sytova 1966 [synonym], Rhabdacanthia Ivanovskiy 1969 [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 Porkuni to the top of the Givetian or 445.60000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician - Llandovery458.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Holacanthia sp. (100905)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) Holacanthia tubula (80715)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China A. sp. (61431 164269)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China (Guizhou) A. sociale (80095)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4China A. suiyangense (164290)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Tuva) A. sociale (78713)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Yunnan) A. sp. (27851)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) A. sp. (23255)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Queensland) A. leptostylum (39227)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation A. sociale, Rhabdacanthia grande, Rhabdacanthia aculeata (23772) A. sp., Rhabdacanthia sp. (24690) Rhabdacanthia sp. (24749)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Alaska) A. sp. (100931) Holacanthia sp., Rhabdacanthia sp. (100930)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Mongolia Rhabdacanthia inconspicua, Rhabdacanthia pachyacanthia (79640)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Australian Capital Territory) A. lonsdalei (25649)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Russian Federation (Komi) Holacanthia gibbosa (78966)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) A. delicatulum, A. lonsdalei (25639) A. lonsdalei (25642)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Russian Federation Rhabdacanthia sp. (23734)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Mongolia Holacanthia robusta, Holacanthia suetenkoae (79685)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Russian Federation (Komi) Holacanthia sytovae (78961)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine A. sociale (13874) Holacanthia sociale (23360) Holacanthia socialis (23487)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) A. sp. (14007)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Tajikistan Rhabdacanthia rugosum (45839)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Pennsylvania) A. fascicularium (24949)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Rhabdacanthia concavatabulata (40698) Rhabdacanthia sogdiana (40697)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Tajikistan Rhabdacanthia rugosum (45840)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6USA (New York) A. fascicularium (24952 24955)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Tajikistan Holacanthia delicatulum (45790)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Rhabdacanthia minima (81649 81654)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) A. salmoni (80375 80376)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Tajikistan A. relictum (78872)