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Campophyllum spongiosum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Campophyllidae

Taxonomy
Campophyllum spongiosum was named by Schleuter (1889). It is the type species of Spinophyllum.

It was recombined as Spinophyllum spongiosum by Schlüter (1889), Brownlaw and Jell (2008), Coen-Aubert (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. ursinum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Campophyllum spongiosum Schleuter
1889Spinophyllum spongiosum Schlüter
2008Spinophyllum spongiosum Brownlaw and Jell p. 55
2017Spinophyllum spongiosum Coen-Aubert p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyCampophyllidaeWedekind 1922
genusCampophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
speciesspongiosumSchleuter 1889

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.

†Campophyllum spongiosum Schleuter 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available