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Gymnophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida

Taxonomy
Gymnophyllum was named by Howell (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Gymnophyllum Howell
1956Gymnophyllum Hill
1981Gymnophyllum Hill
2002Gymnophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
genusGymnophyllumHowell 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. †Gymnophyllum Howell 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available