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Houershanophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae

Taxonomy
Houershanophyllum was named by Yü and Liao (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: D m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyathophyllidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Houershanophyllum Yü and Liao
1981Houershanophyllum Hill
2002Houershanophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyCyathophyllidaeDana 1846
genusHouershanophyllumYü and Liao 1978

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. †Houershanophyllum Yü and Liao 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available