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Cystiphyllum ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : Cystiphyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Cystiphyllidae : Cystiphyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cystiphyllum Lonsdale, 1839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Murchison, Silurian System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper 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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| Cystiphyllum (Cruciphyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cystiphyllum (Cysticonophyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 441 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cystiphyllum (Gyalophyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 439 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Cystiphyllum (Gyaloplasma) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cystiphyllum (Hedstroemophyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 443 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cystiphyllum americanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cystiphyllum fasciculatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cystiphyllum henryhousense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cystiphyllum pikense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cystiphyllum plicatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cystiphyllum visbyense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Gyaloplasma agglomerata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Hedstroemophyllum nikiforovae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cystilasma Zaprudskaya & Ivanovskiy, 1962 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : Cystilasma |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1839 | Cystiphyllum Lonsdale |
| 1956 | Cystiphyllum Hill |
| 1961 | Coronoruga Strusz |
| 1962 | Cystilasma Zaprudskaya and Ivanovskiy |
| 2002 | Cystiphyllum 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!
