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Squameophyllum

Anthozoa - Favositida - Cleistoporidae

Taxonomy
Squameophyllum was named by Smyth (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cleistoporidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Squameophyllum Smyth
1981Squameophyllum Hill
2002Squameophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyCleistoporidaeEaston 1944
genusSquameophyllumSmyth 1933

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. †Squameophyllum Smyth 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available