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Meitanopora

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Gorskyitidae

Taxonomy
Meitanopora was named by Yang (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m Sepkoski's reference number: 651]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gorskyitidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Meitanopora Yang
1981Meitanopora Hill
2002Meitanopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familyGorskyitidaeLin 1963
genusMeitanoporaYang 1973

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. †Meitanopora Yang 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available