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Cumminsia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentoididae

Taxonomy
Cumminsia was named by Moore and Jeffords (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp C Mosc-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Cumminsia Moore and Jeffords
1956Cumminsia Hill
1981Cumminsia Hill
2002Cumminsia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStereolasmatina
familyZaphrentoididaeSchindewolf 1938
subfamilyCumminsiinaeWeyer 1975
genusCumminsiaMoore and Jeffords 1945

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. †Cumminsia Moore and Jeffords 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available