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Cassianostroma

Stromatoporoidea

Taxonomy
Cassianostroma was named by Flügel (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn]. It is not extant. Its type is Cassianostroma kuepperi.

It was assigned to Hydrozoa by Flügel (1960); to Halichondrida by Senowbari-Daryan (1990); to Axinellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stromatoporoidea by Stearn and Stock (2015).

Species
C. kuepperi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Cassianostroma Flügel
1990Cassianostroma Senowbari-Daryan
2002Cassianostroma Sepkoski
2015Cassianostroma Stearn and Stock p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
genusCassianostromaFlügel 1960

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. †Cassianostroma Flügel 1960
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Cassianostroma kuepperi Flügel 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available