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Plasmophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lykophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plasmophyllum was named by Dybowski (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Plasmophyllum Dybowski
1956Plasmophyllum Hill
1981Plasmophyllum Hill
2002Plasmophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLycophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyLykophyllidaeWedekind 1927
genusPlasmophyllumDybowski 1873

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. †Plasmophyllum Dybowski 1873
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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 Llandovery to the top of the Givetian or 443.40000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) P. brevilamellatum (79514)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (23057)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Tajikistan P. salairicum (13981 13982 13984)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7USA (Alaska) P. sp. (101488)
Couvinien - Givetian409.1 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) P. magnivesiculosum (8474)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (Tasmania) P. tasmaniense (7197)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) P. secundum, P. sandhillense (38407)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) P. magnivesiculosum (8473)