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Careophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Careophyllum Brownlaw and Jell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilySpongonariinaeCrickmay 1962
genusCareophyllum

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. †Careophyllum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
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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 Middle Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 383.00000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) C. brevilamellatum (92851 92853 92857 92862 92874)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Australia (Western Australia) C. sp. (92849)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Donia brevilamellata (25263)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Australia (Western Australia) C. brevilamellatum (92858)