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Metriophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Metriophyllidae

Taxonomy
Metriophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi C Tour-l Sepkoski's reference number: 174,422,1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Metriophyllidae by Hill (1956); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. ilitschense, M. qaganqulutense
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. bouchardi, M. skalense

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyMetriophyllidaeHill 1939
genusMetriophyllumMilne-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. †Metriophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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†Metriophyllum ilitschense Soshkina 1928
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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Capitanian or 402.50000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) M. silidum (25717) M. solidum (25719)
Couvinien - Givetian409.1 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) M. sp. (8475)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Asturias) M. album (25292)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Spain (Leon) M. bouchardi (26394)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Austria (Steiermark) M. gracile (76717)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Yunnan) M. gracile (77801)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany M. sp. (60130)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Morocco M. sp. (226635)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Castilla y Leon) M. lituum (82151)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) M. lituum (38412)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco M. sp. (74491)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2United Kingdom (England) M. bouchardi (81048)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) M. sp. (629)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) M. sp. B (39293) M. trochoides (25263 39262)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Vardak) M. sp. (84640 84660)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) M. sp. (40291)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5France (Alsace) M. sp. (65764 65766)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Spain (Castilla y Leon) M. bouchardi (82148 82149)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Leon) M. bouchardi, M. skalense (26849)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Tajikistan M. sp. (184359)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Montana) M. sp. (544)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) M. deminutivum (6734)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Idaho) M. deminutivum (12790 12791 12799)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) M. deminutivum (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) M. deminutivum (6915 6916 6918 6919 6920 6921 6922) M. diminutivum (6917 6923)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0China (Nei Mongol) M. sp. (78558)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Nei Mongol) M. ilitschense (34562)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Heilongjiang) M. ilitschense (109615)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) M. ilitschense (109612)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) M. ilitschense (42096)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) M. qaganqulutense (109616)