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Nephelophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kepingophyllidae

Taxonomy
Nephelophyllum was named by Wu and Zhao (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 1086]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Petalaxidae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kepingophyllidae by Zhang (2002) and Wang et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Nephelophyllum Wu and Zhao
1981Nephelophyllum Hill
2002Nephelophyllum Sepkoski
2002Nephelophyllum Zhang p. 286
2006Nephelophyllum Wang et al. p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyKepingophyllidaeWu and Zhou 1982
genusNephelophyllumWu and Zhao 1974

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. †Nephelophyllum Wu and Zhao 1974
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Nephelophyllum major Yu and Zhu 1988
Nephelophyllum mixocolumellum Zhu and Zhao 1992
Nephelophyllum parasimplex Yu and Zhu 1988
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 Gzhelian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Japan N. sp. (49785)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9China (Guizhou) N. sp. (76758)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China (Jiangxi) N. simplex (121531)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China (Guizhou) N. leptaseptum (121604)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1China (Jiangxi) N. major, N. parasimplex (121532)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Jiangxi) N. mixocolumellum (121725)