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Kyphophyllum
Taxonomy
Kyphophyllum was named by Wedekind (1927).
It was assigned to Kyphophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Kyphophyllidae by Kaljo (1958), Merriam (1972) and Merriam (1973); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Kyphophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Kyphophyllidae by Kaljo (1958), Merriam (1972) and Merriam (1973); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
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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. †Kyphophyllum Wedekind 1927
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†Kyphophyllum greggi Merriam 1972
†Kyphophyllum nevadensis Merriam 1973
†Kyphophyllum schmidti Kaljo 1958
Invalid names: Cyphophyllum Lang et al. 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1972 | Solitary and compound phaceloid rugose corals with a narrow to moderately wide septal stereozone, a nonunif orm peripheral zone partly of lonsdaleioid dissepiments, long thin septa (some of which extend to the axis), and a medium to wide tabularium with complete and incomplete tabulae. | |
| C. W. Merriam 1973 | Phaceloid and solitary rugose corals with elongate subcylindrical corallites; three or more columns of dissepiments, the outer of which are in part lonsdaleioid; moderately wide, partly continuous tabulae, and a rather narrow septal stereozone. |