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Breviphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Breviphyllum was named by Stumm (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 164]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Breviphyllum Stumm
1956Breviphyllum Hill
1981Breviphyllum Hill
2002Breviphyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyBreviphyllinae
genusBreviphyllumStumm 1949

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. †Breviphyllum Stumm 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available