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Glyptosceptron

Anthozoa - Pennatulacea

Taxonomy
Glyptosceptron was named by Böhm (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn]. Its type is Glyptosceptron zitteli.

It was assigned to Pennatulacea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. zitteli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Glyptosceptron Böhm p. 105
2002Glyptosceptron Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
orderPennatulacea
genusGlyptosceptron

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. †Glyptosceptron Böhm 1891
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Glyptosceptron zitteli Böhm 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available