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Onychophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lykophyllidae

Taxonomy
Onychophyllum was named by Smith (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Onychophyllum Smith
1956Onychophyllum Hill
1981Onychophyllum Hill
2002Onychophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLycophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyLykophyllidaeWedekind 1927
genusOnychophyllumSmith 1930

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. †Onychophyllum Smith 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available