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Thysanophyllum
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Lithostrotionina
Family:
Lithostrotionidae
Subfamily:
Thysanophyllinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Thysanophyllum NICHOLSON & THOMSON, 1876, p.
150
Type Species:
T. orielltale THOMSON, 1880, p. 257; SD GREGORY, 1917, p. 238; +T1095, THOMSON Coll., KM, Glasgow; lectotype by HILL, 1938-1941, p.162
Images
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Fig. 255,1a,b. *T. oriemale, lectotype, up. Visean, Scot., Aberlady Bay; a,b, transv., long. sees., X0.5 (Hill, 1938-1941). --Fig. 255,lc,d. ?T. imermedittm (LISITSYN), figured syntype, low. Visean, Donbas; c,d, transv., long. sees., enl. (Lisitsyn, 1925).
Synonyms
Stylastraea, ?Sublonsdalia, Sublonsdaleia
Geographic Distribution
Eu. (Scot.-Donbas-Urals); U.Miss., N. Am. (Alaska)-?Asia (Taymyr-NE. USSR)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Carb.(Visean)
Beginning International Stage:
Visean
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
346.73
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Carb.(Visean)
Ending International Stage:
Visean
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
330.34
Description
Cerioid, corallites large, WiIh wide lonsdaleoid dissepimentarium; septa wiIhdrawn from axis except for ?cardinal which may be very long, particularly in young stages; weakly developed axial structure may be present sporadically, tabulae complete, commonly flat-topped domes, sometimes slightly sagging [see JULL (1967, p. 623) for hystero-ontogeny]
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
Order:
Stauriida
Suborder:
Lithostrotionina
Family:
Lithostrotionidae
Subfamily:
Thysanophyllinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Thysanophyllum NICHOLSON & THOMSON, 1876, p.
150
Type Species:
T. orielltale THOMSON, 1880, p. 257; SD GREGORY, 1917, p. 238; +T1095, THOMSON Coll., KM, Glasgow; lectotype by HILL, 1938-1941, p.162
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 255,1a,b. *T. oriemale, lectotype, up. Visean, Scot., Aberlady Bay; a,b, transv., long. sees., X0.5 (Hill, 1938-1941). --Fig. 255,lc,d. ?T. imermedittm (LISITSYN), figured syntype, low. Visean, Donbas; c,d, transv., long. sees., enl. (Lisitsyn, 1925).
Synonyms
Stylastraea, ?Sublonsdalia, Sublonsdaleia
Geographic Distribution
Eu. (Scot.-Donbas-Urals); U.Miss., N. Am. (Alaska)-?Asia (Taymyr-NE. USSR)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Carb.(Visean)
Beginning International Stage:
Visean
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
346.73
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Carb.(Visean)
Ending International Stage:
Visean
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
330.34
Description
Cerioid, corallites large, WiIh wide lonsdaleoid dissepimentarium; septa wiIhdrawn from axis except for ?cardinal which may be very long, particularly in young stages; weakly developed axial structure may be present sporadically, tabulae complete, commonly flat-topped domes, sometimes slightly sagging [see JULL (1967, p. 623) for hystero-ontogeny]