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Cyathophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophyllum was named by Goldfuss (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyathophyllum dianthus.

It was assigned to Zaphrentidae by Hill (1956); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyathophyllidae by Dana (1846) and Pedder (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cyathophyllum Goldfuss
1846Cyathophyllum Dana
1956Cyathophyllum Hill
1974Cyathophyllum (Orthocyathus) Merriam p. 34
1981Orthocyathus Hill
2002Cyathophyllum Sepkoski
2002Orthocyathus Sepkoski
2004Cyathophyllum Pedder p. 851

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyCyathophyllidaeDana 1846
genusCyathophyllumGoldfuss 1826

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. †Cyathophyllum Goldfuss 1826
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Subg. †Cyathophyllum (Cyathophyllum) Goldfuss 1826
Cyathophyllum aequiseptatum Edwards and Haime 1851
Cyathophyllum cannopse de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum captiosum de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum dianthus Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Prismatophyllum flexum Stumm 1838 [synonym]
Cyathophyllum eurekaense Merriam 1974
Cyathophyllum funatum de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum occidens Stumm 1938
Cyathophyllum palmeri Meek 1877
Cyathophyllum propevermiculare de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum ramosum de Gregorio 1930
Cyathophyllum rugosum Hall 1834
Cyathophyllum zenkeri Billings 1860
Invalid names: Orthocyathus Merriam 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available