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Placocoenites

Anthozoa - Favositida - Coenitidae

Taxonomy
Placocoenites was named by Sokolov (1955). Its type is Coenites orientalis.

It was assigned to Coenitinae by Klaamann (1964); and to Coenitidae by Hill (1981).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Placocoenites Sokolov
1964Placocoenites Klaamann
1981Placocoenites Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderAlveolitinaSokolov 1950
familyCoenitidaeSardeson 1896
genusPlacocoenitesSokolov 1955

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. †Placocoenites Sokolov 1955
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Placocoenites orientalis Eichwald 1861
Placocoenites pellicula Klaamann 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available