Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Synaptophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Synaptophyllum was named by Simpson (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phillipsastraeinae by Hill (1956); to Pycnostylidae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stauriidae by Pedder (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Synaptophyllum Simpson
1956Synaptophyllum Hill
1981Synaptophyllum Hill
2002Synaptophyllum Sepkoski
2010Synaptophyllum Pedder p. 7

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusSynaptophyllumSimpson 1900

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. †Synaptophyllum Simpson 1900
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available