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Clypeina

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae

Taxonomy
Clypeina was named by Michelin (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni T Eo Sepkoski's reference number: 626]. It is not extant. Its type is Clypeina marginoporella.

It was assigned to Entalophoridae by Bassler (1953); to Dasycladaceae by Andrews (1970) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976); to Cyclostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Acetabulariaceae by Bassoulet et al. (1978) and Senowbari-Daryan (2003).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Clypeina Michelin
1953Clypeina Bassler p. G50
1970Clypeina Andrews
1976Clypeina Lakhanpal et al.
1978Clypeina Bassoulet and et al.
2002Clypeina Sepkoski
2003Clypeina Senowbari-Daryan

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
familyPolyphysaceaeKützing 1843
genusClypeinaMichelin 1845

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. †Clypeina Michelin 1845
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Clypeina marginoporella Michelin 1845
Clypeina sahnii Varma 1952
Clypeina tubaeformis Lonsdale 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available