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Pilophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Taxonomy
Pilophyllum was named by Wedekind (1927). Its type is Pilophyllum keyserlingi.

It was assigned to Endophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Kodonophyllidae by Kaljo (1958); to Kyphophyllidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. keyserlingi (type species), P. massivum, P. porosum, P. zonatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pilophyllum Wedekind
1956Pilophyllum Hill
1958Pilophyllum Kaljo
1981Pilophyllum Hill
2002Pilophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
genusPilophyllumWedekind 1927

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. †Pilophyllum Wedekind 1927
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†Pilophyllum keyserlingi Wedekind 1927
†Pilophyllum massivum Kaljo 1958
†Pilophyllum porosum Kaljo 1958
†Pilophyllum zonatum Kaljo 1958
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 Porkuni to the top of the Pridoli or 445.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Rapla) P. porosum (174103 174137)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Hiiu) P. massivum (174101) P. zonatum (174178)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia P. zonatum (174173)
Juuru443.4 - 439.0Estonia (Lääne) P. zonatum (174141)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) P. moyeroensis (206541 206542 206543)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Northwest Territories and Yukon) P. sp. (514)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) P. moyeroense (79513 79514)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia P. massivum (172928) P. zonatum (174172)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) P. sp. (23248 23253)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Shaanxi) P. sp. (23251 23252)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Mongolia P. clisiophylloides (79684)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Siberia) P. moyeroense (206321 206325) P. moyeroensis (206380 206381)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Sichuan) P. sp. (27805)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Xinjiang) P. sp. (27766)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine P. weissermeli (23354 23375)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine P. weissermeli (23468)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Sichuan) P. sp. (27806)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2China (Nei Mongol) P. sp. (27903)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland P. veissermeli, P. progressum (23040)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Tajikistan P. keiserlingi, P. insolitum (78882)