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Semaeostomites

Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae - Semaeostomitidae

Taxonomy
Semaeostomites is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Semaeostomitidae.

It was assigned to Semaeostomitidae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Semaeostomatida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Semaeostomites Bayer et al. p. F44
2002Semaeostomites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiscomedusaeHaeckel 1880
orderSemaeostomeae(Agassiz 1862)
familySemaeostomitidaeHarrington and Moore 1956
genusSemaeostomites

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:15:41
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:15:41
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available