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Orthophyllum
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Rugosa - Order and family uncertain
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Orthophyllum POČTA, 1902, p. 196
Type Species:
O. praecox, SD SMITH, 1930a, p. 303, thot traced, ?NM, Prague
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Givetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
378.9
Description
Solitary, small, erect, conical, major septa thin, somewhat withdrawn from axis, minor septa contratingent, tabulac present. [Type material]
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Rugosa - Order and family uncertain
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Orthophyllum POČTA, 1902, p. 196
Type Species:
O. praecox, SD SMITH, 1930a, p. 303, thot traced, ?NM, Prague
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Beginning International Stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
419
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Givetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
378.9
Description
Solitary, small, erect, conical, major septa thin, somewhat withdrawn from axis, minor septa contratingent, tabulac present. [Type material]