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Empodesma

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Taxonomy
Empodesma was named by Moore and Jeffords (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash]. It is not extant.

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

Species

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPolycoeliidaeFromentel 1861
subfamilyPolycoeliinaeFromentel 1861
genusEmpodesmaMoore 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. †Empodesma Moore and Jeffords 1945
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Empodesma sinensis Guo 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available