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Embolophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Embolophyllum was named by Pedder (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 422,1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptenophyllidae by Pedder (1967); to Ptenophyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. carbonense, E. harperi, E. isfairamense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Embolophyllum Pedder
1981Embolophyllum Hill
2002Embolophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyPtenophyllinaeWedekind 1923
genusEmbolophyllumPedder 1967

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. †Embolophyllum Pedder 1967
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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 Pridoli to the top of the Givetian or 423.00000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Virginia) E. schucherti (24951)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Pennsylvania) E. schucherti, E. clarki, E. coralliferum (24948)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Tajikistan E. isfairamense (45839)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) E. carbonense (36957)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Pennsylvania) E. spp. (24949)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Australia (Queensland) E. brokenriverense (40002 40003 40005) E. sp. (40014)
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Mongolia E. agregatum (79688) E. sp. (79714)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain (Asturias) E. sp. (121812)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Tajikistan E. isfairamense (45831)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Guangxi) E. sp. (80474)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) E. acanthophylloides (4046 4862)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Castilla-León) E. harperi (80641 80646 80648)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Afghanistan (Ghazni) E. sp. (74993)