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Digonophyllum ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Digonophyllidae : Digonophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Digonophyllidae : Digonophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Digonophyllum Wedekind, 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | S. B. Ges. Marburg, 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Digonophyllum (Enteleiophyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Digonophyllum (Hemicystiphyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Digonophyllum (Mochlophyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Digonophyllum (Uralophyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Digonophyllum alhambraensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Digonophyllum occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1923 | Digonophyllum Wedekind |
1956 | Digonophyllum Hill |
1981 | Digonophyllum Hill |
2002 | Digonophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!