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Sunophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stringophyllidae

Taxonomy
Sunophyllum was named by Wang (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-u D Give-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Sunophyllum Wang
1981Sunophyllum Hill
2002Sunophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyStringophyllidaeWedekind 1922
genusSunophyllumWang 1948

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. †Sunophyllum Wang 1948
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Sunophyllum typicum Wang 1948
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 Middle Givetian to the top of the Givetian or 383.00000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) S. sp. A, S. sp. B (80374)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) S. sp. (81734)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Hunan) S. sp. (34987)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2China S. typicum (212695)