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Circophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kodonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Circophyllum was named by Lang and Smith (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Circophyllum Lang and Smith
1956Circophyllum Hill
1981Circophyllum Hill
2002Circophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyKodonophyllidaeWedekind 1927
genusCircophyllumLang and Smith 1939

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. †Circophyllum Lang and Smith 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available