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Tryplasma

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Tryplasma Lonsdale
1871Pholidophyllum Lindstroem
1953Tryplasma Hill
1956Tryplasma Hill
1957Tryplasma Kaljo
1958Tryplasma Reiman
1968Tryplasma Neuman
1973Tryplasma Merriam pp. 36 - 37
1981Tryplasma Hill
2002Tryplasma 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
genusTryplasmaLonsdale 1845

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. †Tryplasma Lonsdale 1845
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Tryplasma aequabile Lonsdale 1845
Tryplasma antiqua Reiman 1958
Tryplasma brevikense Hill 1953
Tryplasma duncanae Merriam 1973
Tryplasma fascicularium Oliver 1960
Tryplasma magianense Lavrusevich 1971
Tryplasma newfarmeri Merriam 1973
Tryplasma pakshifiense Lavrusevich 1971
Tryplasma praecox Kaljo 1957
Tryplasma spinulatum Neuman 1968
Invalid names: Pholidophyllum Lindstroem 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1973Solitary and fasciculate rugose corals with acanthine septa which are vertical columns of trabecular spines. Corallites elongate or subcylindrical. Septal stereozone medium wide to narrow. No dissepiments. Tabulae mostly complete, commonly straight and widely spaced.
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 Soudleyan to the top of the Kungurian or 458.40000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (227 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) T. sp. (8540)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway T. sp. (3251)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (Qinghai) T. nachitaiense (80681)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Nevada, Utah) T. spp. (28158 28159 28160)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (XinJiang) T. sp. (8579)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Langesund - Gjerpen) T. brevikense (164366)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway T. basaltiforme (164365)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Estonia T. praecox (174105 174106)
Oandu - Keila453.0 - 453.0Estonia T. praecox (174108)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Jiangxi) T. sp. (211334 211338 211511 211514)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Tajikistan T. hercynica (79093)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Castilla-León) T. sp. (80629)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Vietnam T. aequabilis (83242 83294)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Vietnam T. aequabilis (83319)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) T. guangxiensis, T. concavotabulata (4862)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Tajikistan T. aequabilis (45825 45826)
Late/Upper Emsian - Early/Lower Givetian402.5 - 383.7Australia (Queensland) T. sp. (8476)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Tajikistan T. pakshifiense (78879)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Tajikistan T. magianense (78876)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Pholidophyllum sp. 1 (30434 30480 30496 30682)