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Grypophyllum jenkinsi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Acanthophyllum (Grypophyllum) jenkinsi was named by Strusz (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Garra Formation Corals 2, which is in a Lochkovian/Pragian marine grainstone/shale in the Garra Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Grypophyllum jenkinsi by May and Rodríguez (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. carinatum, G. convolutum, G. denckmanni, G. gracile, G. primum, G. wedekindi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Acanthophyllum (Grypophyllum) jenkinsi Strusz
2012Grypophyllum jenkinsi May and Rodríguez

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyPtenophyllinaeWedekind 1923
genusGrypophyllumWedekind 1922
speciesjenkinsi(Strusz 1966)

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.

†Grypophyllum jenkinsi Strusz 1966
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Diagnosis
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