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Spinophyllum

Classification

    Phylum:  
Cnidaria
    Class:  
Anthozoa
    Subclass:  
Rugosa
    Order:  
Stauriida
    Suborder:  
Columnariina
    Family:  
Disphyllidae
    Subfamily:  
Disphyllinae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Spinophyllum WEDEKIND, 1922a, p. 5
    Type Species:  
Campophyllum spongiosum SCHLÜTER, 1889, p. 304, M, 2 syntypes, 174a, b, in Schlüter Coll., IP, Bonn


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Fig. 172,3a,b. *S. spongiosum (Schlüter), W. Ger., Büchel quarry near Herrenstrunden, BergischGladbach, a,b, transv., long. secs., X3 (Hill,n, UQF50358).


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

Eu.(Ger.)


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
M.Dev.(Givet.)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Givetian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
385.3
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
M.Dev.(Givet.)
    Ending International Stage:  
Givetian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
378.9


Description

Solitary, major and minor septa somewhat thickened and highly and irregularly carinate in dissepimentarium, carinae either irregular yardarm or extending from zigzags, arranged in half fans but flexed at outer part of tabularium, outer series of dissepiments subpeneckielloid, inner series smaller, more or less steeply declined adaxially, tabellae in two series, axial series of horizontal plates and periaxial series smaller and declined adaxially




References

Wedekind, Rudolf, 1922a, Zur Kenntnis der Stringophyllen des oberen Mitteldevon: Ges. Beförd Gesamten Naturwiss. Marburg, Sitzungsber. REFERENCES, , pt. 1, p. 1-16, text-fig. 1-18.


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