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Diplochone

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Diplochone was named by Frech (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Zonophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Cystiphyllidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Diplochone Frech
1956Diplochone Hill
1981Diplochone Hill
2002Diplochone Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyCystiphyllidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusDiplochoneFrech 1886

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. †Diplochone Frech 1886
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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 Llandovery to the top of the Eifelian or 443.40000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) D. sp. (79512)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) D. kozhimica (79528) D. sp. (79532)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Jilin) D. sp. (27746)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Alaska) D. sp. (100958)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Guangxi) D. sp. (80473)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) D. sp. (4026)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) D. greenei (5702)