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Placophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Placophyllum was named by Simpson (1900). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stauriidae by Hill (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Placophyllum Simpson
1956Placophyllum Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusPlacophyllumSimpson 1900

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. †Placophyllum Simpson 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available