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Plectophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plectophyllum was named by McLean (2007).

It was assigned to Kyphophyllinae by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Plectophyllum McLean
2008Plectophyllum Brownlaw and Jell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
subfamilyKyphophyllinaeWedekind 1927
genusPlectophyllumMcLean 2007

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. †Plectophyllum McLean 2007
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Plectophyllum lowryi Hill and Jell 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available