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Mictophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae

Taxonomy
Mictophyllum was named by Lang and Smith (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 680]. It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Mictophyllum Lang and Smith
1956Mictophyllum Hill
1981Mictophyllum Hill
2002Mictophyllum 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
genusMictophyllumLang and Smith 1939

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. †Mictophyllum Lang and Smith 1939
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Diagnosis
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