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Menophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae

Taxonomy
Menophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Menophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Menophyllum Hill
1981Menophyllum Hill
2002Menophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCaniniinaWang 1950
familyCyathopsidaeDybowski 1873
genusMenophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. †Menophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Menophyllum excavatum Girty 1910
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 Mississippian to the top of the Kinderhookian or 358.90000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Utah) M. sp. (218919)
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (California) M. sp. (226426)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) M. sp. (112164)