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Chostophyllum

Anthozoa - Charactophyllidae

Taxonomy
Chostophyllum was named by Pedder (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-u D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 164]. It is not extant. Its type is Chostophyllum metula.

It was assigned to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); to Disphyllinae by Brownlaw and Jell (2008); and to Charactophyllidae by Abbasi et al. (2014).

Species
C. apertum, C. gregorii, C. metula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Chostophyllum Pedder
2002Chostophyllum Sepkoski
2008Chostophyllum Brownlaw and Jell
2014Chostophyllum Abbasi et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyCharactophyllidaePedder 1972
genusChostophyllumPedder 1982

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. †Chostophyllum Pedder 1982
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Chostophyllum apertum Brownlaw and Jell 2008
Chostophyllum gregorii Etheridge 1892
Chostophyllum metula Pedder 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available