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Aphrophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aphrophyllidae

Taxonomy
Aphrophyllum was named by Smith (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 957]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Amygdalophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Aphrophyllidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Aphrophyllum Smith
1956Aphrophyllum Hill
1981Aphrophyllum Hill
2002Aphrophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderAulophyllina
familyAphrophyllidaeHill 1973
genusAphrophyllumSmith 1920

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. †Aphrophyllum Smith 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available