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Stortophyllum

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Stortophyllum was named by Wedekind (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl D l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tryplasmatinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Stortophyllum Wedekind
1981Stortophyllum Hill
2002Stortophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
subfamilyTryplasmatinaeEtheridge 1907
genusStortophyllumWedekind 1927

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. †Stortophyllum Wedekind 1927
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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 Telychian to the top of the Lochkovian or 438.50000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Queensland) S. sp. (39220 39221 39223)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Tajikistan S. simplex, S. concavum, S. cruciatum (78882)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Tajikistan S. uralicum (45829)