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Shensiphyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Entelophyllidae

Taxonomy
Shensiphyllum was named by Ge and Yü (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Shensiphyllum Ge and Yü
1981Shensiphyllum Hill
2002Shensiphyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderArachnophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyEntelophyllidaeHill 1940
genusShensiphyllumGe and Yü 1974

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. †Shensiphyllum Ge and Yü 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available