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Desmophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Desmophyllum Ehrenberg
1956Desmophyllum Wells
2002Desmophyllum Sepkoski
2003Desmophyllum Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDesmophyllumEhrenberg 1834

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. †Desmophyllum Ehrenberg 1834
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†Desmophyllum cantamessi Zuffardi-Comerci 1932
†Desmophyllum castellolense Álvarez-Pérez 1997
†Desmophyllum conulatum Osasco 1897
†Desmophyllum coulsoni Wells 1976
†Desmophyllum decuplum Wells 1976
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Invalid names: Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
†Desmophyllum excavatum Hagenow 1839
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Invalid names: Coelosmilia cupuliformis Reuss 1852 [synonym], Coelosmilia libyca Wanner 1902 [synonym], Coelosmilia sacheri Reuss 1852 [synonym], Desmophyllum laxum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym]
†Desmophyllum exclavatum Osasco 1897
†Desmophyllum joannense Dennant 1902
†Desmophyllum lirioides Wells 1976
†Desmophyllum semicostatum Seguenza 1864
†Desmophyllum striatum Michelotti 1871
†Desmophyllum taurinense Michelin 1842
†Desmophyllum willcoxi Gane 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Antsiranana) D. cylindricum (86509)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine Coelosmilia sacheri, Coelosmilia cupuliformis (87182)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Krasnodarskiy Kray) D. laxum (86758)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Coelosmilia laxa (87561)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan D. laxum (86756)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Parasmilia excavata (67343)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkmenistan D. laxum (86757)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Ukraine D. laxum (86755)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt Coelosmilia libyca (86950) Dungulia libyca (87218)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland D. sp. (69604)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand D. sp. (89021)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain D. castellalensis (34481) D. castellolense (69639 142112)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Tonga D. decuplum, D. lirioides, D. coulsoni (70950)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) D. joannense (122437)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) D. willcoxi (92509)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France D. subcostatum, D. pyrenaicum (161396)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy D. reussanum, D. nudum, D. bilobatum, D. turgidum, D. formae, D. simplex, D. taurinense, D. exclavatum, D. semicostatum, D. cantamessi, D. conulatum, D. laevicostatum, D. striatum (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Bayern) D. striatum (123149)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada D. sp. (58668 58681)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy D. ambiguum (70496) D. ambiguum, D. productum, D. dertonensis (70491) D. dertonense (70497)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain D. sp. (56687)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117North Atlantic D. cristagalli (146265)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece D. cristagalli (190371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Maldives D. sp. (189816 189817)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece D. dianthus (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy D. dianthus (49518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece D. dianthus (124214 124215 124216 124217 124218 124237)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece D. dianthus (124210)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece D. dianthus (124208)