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Rhipidophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida

Taxonomy
Rhipidophyllum was named by Sandberger (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Rhipidophyllum Sandberger
1981Rhipidophyllum Hill
2002Rhipidophyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
genusRhipidophyllumSandberger 1889

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. †Rhipidophyllum Sandberger 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available