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Ketophyllum

Anthozoa - Chonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ketophyllum was named by Wedekind (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 651]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chonophyllinae by Hill (1956); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Ketophyllum Wedekind
1956Ketophyllum Hill
2002Ketophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyChonophyllidaeHolmes 1887
subfamilyChonophyllinaeHolmes 1887
genusKetophyllumWedekind 1927

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.

G. †Ketophyllum Wedekind 1927
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Ketophyllum eriphyle Billings 1862
Ketophyllum turbinata Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available