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Zenophila

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae

Taxonomy
Zenophila was named by Hill (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl]. It is not extant.

It was corrected as Zenophilia by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Spongophyllidae by Hill (1956); to Arachnophyllidae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Strusz and Garratt (1999); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Zenophila Hill
1956Zenophila Hill
1981Zenophila Hill
1999Zenophilia Strusz and Garratt
2002Zenophilia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderArachnophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyArachnophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusZenophilaHill 1940

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. †Zenophila Hill 1940
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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: Gorstian or 427.40000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Z. walli (25642)