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Complexophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Complexophyllidae

Taxonomy
Complexophyllum is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Complexophyllum leithi.

It was assigned to Complexophyllidae by Elias (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stauriida by Elias et al. (2013).

Species
C. leithi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Complexophyllum Elias p. 26
2002Complexophyllum Sepkoski
2013Complexophyllum Elias et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
superfamilyZaphrenticaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
familyComplexophyllidaeElias 1981
genusComplexophyllum

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.

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Complexophyllum leithi Elias 1981
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R.J. Elias 1981Diagnosis. Coral solitary, trochoid, weakly curved, counter side flattened in early stages but cross-section circular in late stages, of moderately small size. Calicular boss weakly convex.