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Diphyphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Diphyphyllum was named by Lonsdale (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l P Asse Sepkoski's reference number: 163]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum) by Easton (1960).

It was assigned to Lithostrotionidae by Hill (1956); to Lithostrotion by Easton (1960); to Diphyphyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Diphyphyllum Lonsdale
1956Diphyphyllum Hill
1960Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum) Easton p. 579
1981Diphyphyllum Hill
2002Diphyphyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyDiphyphyllinaeDybowski 1873
genusDiphyphyllumLonsdale 1845

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. †Diphyphyllum Lonsdale 1845
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†Diphyphyllum archiaci Billings 1873
†Diphyphyllum bellis Davis 1885
†Diphyphyllum fasciculatum Fleming 1828
†Diphyphyllum maximum Poty 1981
†Diphyphyllum simcoense Billings 1859
†Diphyphyllum stramineum Billings 1860
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 Richmondian to the top of the Moscovian or 449.60000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) D. sp. (24187)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) D. sp. (111787 111797 111800 111805 111806)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) D. simcoense (229255) D. sp. (229251 229259) D. sp., D. bellis (229257 229258) D. sp., D. fasciculum, D. bellis (230235) D. sp., D. simcoense (229253) D. sp., D. stramineum (229254) D. stramineum (229252)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Ohio) D. sp. (475)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) D. sp. (25044 26812)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Alaska) D. sp. (111896)
Devonian - Carboniferous419.2 - 298.9USA (Montana, and Wyoming) D. fasciculatum (12387)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) D. sp. (111949 112340)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (California) D. archiaci (214584)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (62431)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Russian Federation D. sp. (78778)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) D. sp. (111910)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Russian Federation (Tatarstan) D. simplex, D. magnum, D. gracile, D. lateseptatum, D. fasciculatum (78853)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Russian Federation D. sp. (78780)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (5972)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0Russian Federation D. sp. (78779)
Visean346.7 - 330.9China D. lateseptatum (215258)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) D. fasciculatum (92521)
Visean346.7 - 330.9USA (California) D. lateseptatum (222070)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Alaska) D. sp. (36606)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Idaho) D. sp. (12820)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Yukon) D. sp. (569)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) D. lateseptatum (73389) D. sp. (5995)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9Belgium D. lateseptatum, D. sp. (10699)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) D. lateseptatum (5986)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9Morocco D. furcatum, D. lateseptatum (134932 228328)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9China (Guizhou) D. fasciculatum (134649 134692)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) D. fasciculatum (76708)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Morocco D. furcatum, D. fasciculatum (79393) D. furcatum, D. lateseptatum (79396) D. lateseptatum (79399) D. lateseptatum, D. fasciculatum (79404 79405)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9China (Xinjiang) D. fasciculatum (195864)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) D. furcatum (73399) D. furcatum, D. fasciculatum (73400) D. furcatum, D. lateseptatum (73394) D. ingens, D. fasciculatum (73431) D. lateseptatum (73390 73391 73392 73401) D. lateseptatum, D. fasciculatum (73420) D. sp. (76172 162351)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland D. furcatum, D. lateseptatum (34833)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland (Carlow) D. furcatum (79121 79122) D. furcatum, D. lateseptatum (79120)
Brigantian - Serpukhovian336.0 - 323.2Russian Federation D. lateseptatum (78798)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (England) D. lateseptatum, D. fasciculatum (73467) D. sp. (162352)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2Morocco D. fasciculatum (234562) D. furcatum, D. lateseptatum, D. fasciculatum (234350) D. lateseptatum, D. fasciculatum (234568)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2France D. furcatum (76632)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (162363)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Morocco D. fasciculatum (224724 234424) D. maximum (224690)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Utah) D. sp. (12780)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0South Korea D. delicatum (49789)