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Coscinoptyctidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Coscinoptyctidae

Taxonomy
Coscinoptyctidae was named by Debrenne et al. (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Coscinoptycta.

It was assigned to Coscinoptyctoidea by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Coscinoptycta (type genus)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-17; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Coscinoptyctidae Debrenne et al. p. 86
2015Coscinoptyctidae Debrenne et al. p. 1013

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilyCoscinoptyctoideaDebrenne et al. 1989
familyCoscinoptyctidaeDebrenne et al. 1989
familyCoscinoptyctidaeDebrenne et al. 1989

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.

Fm. †Coscinoptyctidae Debrenne et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available