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Synaptophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Synaptophyllum was named by Simpson (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phillipsastraeinae by Hill (1956); to Pycnostylidae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stauriidae by Pedder (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data
S. multiseptatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Synaptophyllum Simpson
1956Synaptophyllum Hill
1981Synaptophyllum Hill
2002Synaptophyllum Sepkoski
2010Synaptophyllum Pedder p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusSynaptophyllumSimpson 1900

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. †Synaptophyllum Simpson 1900
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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 Wenlock to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 433.40000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (188850)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Canada (Ontario) S. sp. (40058)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Asturias) S. sp. (25292)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Spain (Asturias) S. sp. (5908 5910)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) S. sp. (40039)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Spain (Castilla-León) S. sp. (80581 80598)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Castilla-Léon) S. sp. (77390)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Leon) S. multiseptatum (26136)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) S. grabani (3846) S. sp. (213759)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) S. simcoense (9539 9547 9548 9553 9614 9615 9616 9617) S. sp. (9528 9530 9531 9533 9535 9536)