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Coeloptychium

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae

Taxonomy
Coeloptychium was named by Goldfuss (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 622,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Coeloptychinae, Coeloptychidae.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Coeloptychinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Coeloptychium Goldfuss
2002Coeloptychium Sepkoski
2004Coeloptychium Finks et al. p. 526

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCoeloptychidaeRoemer 1864
subfamilyCoeloptychinaeRoemer 1864
genusCoeloptychiumGoldfuss 1826

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. †Coeloptychium Goldfuss 1826
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Subg. †Coeloptychium (Lophoptychium) Pomel 1872
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Subg. †Coeloptychium (Myrmecioptychium) Schrammen 1912
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Coeloptychium deciminum Roemer 1841
Coeloptychium incisum Roemer 1841
Coeloptychium princeps Roemer 1864
Coeloptychium rude Zittel 1876
Coeloptychium seebachi Zittel 1876
Coeloptychium sulciferum Roemer 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available