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Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stringophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum) was named by Wedekind (1922).

It was reranked as Neospongophyllum by Song (1974).

It was assigned to Stringophyllidae by Song (1974); and to Stringophyllum by Wedekind (1922), Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum) Wedekind
1974Neospongophyllum Song
1981Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum) Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyStringophyllidaeWedekind 1922
genusStringophyllumWedekind 1922
subgenusNeospongophyllumWedekind 1922

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.

Subg. †Stringophyllum (Neospongophyllum) Wedekind 1922
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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: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Frasnian or 393.30000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Neospongophyllum multivesiculosum (40708)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Austria (Steiermark) Neospongophyllum sp. (76717)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Sichuan) Neospongophyllum sichuanense (74632)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Stringophyllum bipartitum (80376 80377)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Neospongophyllum sp. (84236)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Austria (Kärnten) Stringophyllum sp. (81665)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Turkey Stringophyllum buechelense (27589)