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Leptobrachites

Scyphozoa - Rhizostomeae - Leptobrachiidae

Taxonomy
Leptobrachites is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Leptobrachiidae.

It was assigned to Leptobrachiidae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Rhizostomatida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Leptobrachites Bayer et al. p. F51
2002Leptobrachites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiscomedusaeHaeckel 1880
orderRhizostomeae
familyLeptobrachiidaeClaus 1883
genusLeptobrachites

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available