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Rhizostomitidae

Scyphozoa - Lithorhizotomatida - Rhizostomitidae

Taxonomy
Rhizostomitidae was named by Harrington et al. (1956). Its type is Rhizostomites.

It was assigned to Lithorhizotomatida by Bayer et al. (1956).

Subtaxa
Rhizostomites (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Rhizostomitidae Bayer et al. p. F46
1956Rhizostomitidae Harrington et al. p. F46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
orderLithorhizotomatidavon Ammon 1886
familyRhizostomitidaeHarrington et al. 1956
familyRhizostomitidaeHarrington et al. 1956

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. †Rhizostomitidae Harrington et al. 1956
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G. †Rhizostomites Haeckel 1866
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