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Metrioplexus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Metriophyllidae

Taxonomy
Metrioplexus was named by Glinski (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-u D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 798]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Metrioplexus Glinski
1981Metrioplexus Hill
2002Metrioplexus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyMetriophyllidaeHill 1939
genusMetrioplexusGlinski 1963

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. †Metrioplexus Glinski 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available