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Arctostroma

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporida - Ferestromatoporidae

Taxonomy
Arctostroma was named by Yavorsky (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 363].

It was assigned to Stromatoporidae by Stearn (1996); to Ferestromatoporidae by Stearn et al. (1999); and to Stromatoporoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Arctostroma Yavorsky
1996Arctostroma Stearn p. 209
1999Arctostroma Stearn et al.
2002Arctostroma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderStromatoporidaStearn 1980
familyFerestromatoporidaeKhromych 1969
genusArctostromaYavorsky 1967

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. †Arctostroma Yavorsky 1967
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Arctostroma contextum Stearn 1963
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Invalid names: Arctostroma ignotum Yavorsky 1967 [synonym], Stromatopora mikkwaensis Stearn 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available