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Epistreptophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Epistreptophyllum was named by Milaschewitsch (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 2,682]. It is not extant. Its type is Epistreptophyllum commune.

It was assigned to Dermosmiliidae by Fischer (1969) and Roniewicz (1976).

Synonyms
  • Frechia was named by Gregory (1900).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Epistreptophyllum by Vaughan and Wells (1943).
  • Protethmos was named by Gregory (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Epistreptophyllum by Pandey and Lathuilière (1997).

    It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
  • Metethmos was named by Gregory (1900).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Epistreptophyllum by Pandey and Lathuilière (1997).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch
1900Frechia Gregory
1900Metethmos Gregory
1900Protethmos Gregory
1969Epistreptophyllum Fischer
1976Epistreptophyllum Roniewicz
2002Protethmos Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusEpistreptophyllumMilaschewitsch 1876

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. †Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch 1876
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†Epistreptophyllum aberrans He and Xiao 1990
†Epistreptophyllum commune Milaschewitsch 1876
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Invalid names: Protethmos oldhami Gregory 1900 [synonym]
†Epistreptophyllum cylindratum Milaschewitsch 1876
†Epistreptophyllum densum Roniewicz 1976
†Epistreptophyllum discus Liao and Xia 1985
†Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme Milaschewitsch 1876
†Epistreptophyllum giganteum Roniewicz 1976
†Epistreptophyllum irregulare He and Xiao 1990
†Epistreptophyllum montis de Fromentel 1861
†Epistreptophyllum tenue Milaschewitsch 1876
†Epistreptophyllum tricentrum Liao and Xia 1985
†Epistreptophyllum valfinensis de Fromentel and Ferry 1865
†Epistreptophyllum vetusum Beauvais 1986
Invalid names: Frechia Gregory 1900 [synonym], Metethmos Gregory 1900 [synonym], Protethmos Gregory 1900 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 189.60000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco E. vetusum (33573)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand E. giganteum (79538 79542)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand E. sp. (79536)
Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.1 - 168.4Iran (Tabas Area) E. cornutiforme (41398)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Iran (Tabas Area) E. cornutiformis (41395)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Middle Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Iran (Tabas Area) E. cornutiforme (41407 41408)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Hungary (Veszprém Megye) E. sp. (45468)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Xizang) E. diatritum (110544)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1China (Xizang) E. duncani (126873)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Iran E. oldhami, Metethmos griesbachi, Sematethmos sp. (85446)
Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.3 - 161.2Iran (Tabas Area) E. cornutiforme (41410) E. cornutiforme, E. commune (41416) E. cornutiforme, E. giganteum, E. commune (41414)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Centre) Protethmos griesbachi, E. pararticulatum (85965)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) Protethmos blanfordi (24050)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan E. sp. (83639)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Iran E. sp. (67979)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Israel E. sp. (79303)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) E. cornutiformis (77890)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Serbia and Montenegro E. bonjouri, E. ellipsoides (85906)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Epismilia delemontana (93539)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8China (Xizang) E. sp. (116454)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Xizang) E. cornutiformis (85960)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland E. commune (68377 68381) E. cylindratum (68365)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania E. densum (35183)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France E. sp. (11084 11085)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Iran (Tabas Area) E. cornutiforme (41424)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France E. sp. (220944)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia (South Ossetia) E. excelsa (90002)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia E. bonjouri (68655 68666) E. tenue (68650 68690 68698)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation E. excelsa (90020)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia E. bonjouri (85936) E. gracilis (85932)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal E. tenue, E. montis (68589)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8China (Xizang) E. giganteum, E. densum (80571)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) E. tenue, E. typicum (68220)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal E. sp. (6011 68212)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Azerbaijan Montlivaltia valfinensis (78475)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal E. commune, E. typicum (67905) E. montis (67910 68594) E. sp. (67934) E. tenue (67936) E. tenue, E. commune, E. montis (67908) E. tenue, E. commune, E. typicum, E. montis (67906) E. tenue, E. typicum (34662) E. typicum (67904 67909)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Spain E. sp. (34611)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania E. giganteum (35200) E. giganteum, E. densum (35201)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal E. montis (34665)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany E. sp. (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France E. bonjouri, E. valfinensis (68510)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland E. sp. (133394)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Italy E. sp. (155051 155052)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) E. tenue (57149 57150)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. flabelliforme, E. commune (34398) E. flabelliforme, E. tenue, E. commune (23904)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) E. giganteum (89994)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy E. sp. (196865)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic E. commune, E. tithonicum, E. compressum (36533)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria E. densum (192209 192222)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Spain E. sp. (69144)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Xizang) Protethmos discus, Leptophyllia tricentra (74251 80569)
Berriasian - Barremian145.0 - 125.0China (Xizang) E. sp. (74282)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary E. sp. (25151)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Georgia E. sp. (89974)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Albania E. sp. (40804)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Xizang) E. aberrans (74258) E. commune, E. irregulare (74257) E. giganteum (74255)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain E. tenue (74893)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) E. sp. (74283)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Egypt E. manzourensis, E. sp. (151613)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) E. cornutiformis (83416) E. flabelliforme (83393)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece E. cylindratum (34719)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Frechia boesei (123292) Frechia boesei, Frechia shumardi (123361) Frechia shumardi (123362) Protethmos sp. (123315)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Mexico (Guerrero) E. sp. (89857)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) E. sp. (94265)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Frechia sp. (123262) Frechia sp., Protethmos budaensis (123261) Protethmos budaensis (123263 123318)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman E. sp. (67455)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Somalia E. sp. (79077)