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Syringaxon

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Syringaxon was named by Lindström (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 174,680]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Laccophyllidae by Hill (1956), Merriam (1972) and Merriam (1974); to Laccophyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Syringaxon Lindström
1956Syringaxon Hill
1972Syringaxon Merriam p. 27
1974Syringaxon Merriam p. 39
1981Syringaxon Hill
2002Syringaxon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyLaccophyllinaeGrabau 1928
genusSyringaxonLindström 1882

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. †Syringaxon Lindström 1882
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Syringaxon foerstei Merriam 1974
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1972Laccophyllid corals with deep calice and strongly developed aulos (Fliigel and Free, 1962). Uparched tabulae either continue wall to wall through aulos, terminate in aulos, or abut as tabellae on contiguous tabulae. Quadrants in neanic growth stages defined by narrow fossulae.