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Zelophyllum
Taxonomy
Zelophyllum was named by Wedekind (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Tryplasmatidae by Hill (1956), Merriam (1972) and Merriam (1973); to Pycnostylidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Tryplasmatidae by Hill (1956), Merriam (1972) and Merriam (1973); to Pycnostylidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
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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. †Zelophyllum Wedekind 1927
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1972 | Corallites of medium size, very elongate, subcylindrical, with medium to narrow septal stereozone, short, partly acanthine septa, and complete, rather closely spaced tabulae. No dissepiments. | |
| C. W. Merriam 1973 | Solitary and colonial nondissepimented rugose corals with cylindrical corallites of large and medium size. Wall moderately thick, tabulae straight to undulant and unarched. Septa short or stubby, usually tapering abruptly from wall; in places, walls thinned and studded with acanthine trabecular spines. Outer surface fairly even, with longitudinal grooves and no pronounced rugae. |