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Skolekophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae

Taxonomy
Skolekophyllum was named by Fomichev (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u C Mosc-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Skolekophyllum Fomichev
1981Skolekophyllum Hill
2002Skolekophyllum Sepkoski
2006Skolekophyllum 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
suborderCaniniinaWang 1950
familyCyathopsidaeDybowski 1873
genusSkolekophyllumFomichev 1953

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. †Skolekophyllum Fomichev 1953
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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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Xinjiang) S. regulare, S. breviseptatum (95729)