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Palaeocyathus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocyathus was named by Foerste (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Streptelasma by Hill (1956).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Palaeocyathus Foerste
1925Triadophyllum Weissermel
1956Triadophyllum Wells
1981Palaeocyathus Hill
2002Palaeocyathus Sepkoski
2002Triadophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyEnterolasmatinae
genusPalaeocyathusFoerste 1888

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. †Palaeocyathus Foerste 1888
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Invalid names: Triadophyllum Weissermel 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available