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Ceratophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Ceratophyllum was named by Gürich (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phillipsastraeinae by Hill (1956); to Disphyllinae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ceratophyllaceae by Jud (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Ceratophyllum Gürich
1956Ceratophyllum Hill
1981Ceratophyllum Hill
2002Ceratophyllum Sepkoski
2011Ceratophyllum Jud

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusCeratophyllumGürich 1896

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. †Ceratophyllum Gürich 1896
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Ceratophyllum furcatispinum Herendeen et al. 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available