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Sychnoelasma

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentoididae

Taxonomy
Sychnoelasma was named by Lang et al. (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Sychnoelasma Lang et al.
1956Sychnoelasma Hill
1981Sychnoelasma Hill
2002Sychnoelasma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStereolasmatina
familyZaphrentoididaeSchindewolf 1938
subfamilyZaphrentoidinaeSchindewolf 1938
genusSychnoelasmaLang et al. 1940

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. †Sychnoelasma Lang et al. 1940
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Sychnoelasma hawbankense Mitchell and Somerville 1988
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Invalid names: Sychnoelasma urbanowitschi Stuckenberg 1895 [synonym], Verneuilites konincki Lissitzin 1960 [synonym], Zaphrentis konincki Vaughan 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available