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Goniophyllum

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Goniophyllidae

Taxonomy
Goniophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniophyllidae by Hill (1956); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Goniophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Goniophyllum Hill
2002Goniophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyGoniophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusGoniophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. †Goniophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available