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Tachylasma

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Tachylasmatidae

Taxonomy
Tachylasma was named by Grabau (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 893]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Tachylasmatidae.

It was assigned to Tachylasmatinae by Hill (1956); to Pentaphyllinae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tachylasmatidae by Fedorowski (2021).

Synonyms
  • Tachyelasma was named by Lang et al. (1940). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Tachylasma by Hill (1956).
  • Prionophyllum was named by Schindewolf (1942). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Tachylasma by Hill (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Tachylasma Grabau
1940Tachyelasma Lang et al.
1942Prionophyllum Schindewolf
1956Tachylasma Hill
1981Tachylasma Hill
2002Tachylasma Sepkoski
2021Tachylasma Fedorowski p. 429

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderTachylasmatinaFedorowski 2021
familyTachylasmatidaeGrabau 1928
genusTachylasmaGrabau 1922

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. †Tachylasma Grabau 1922
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Tachylasma beyrichi Rothpletz 1892
Tachylasma breviseptatum Yan and Chen 1982
Tachylasma gracile Schindewolf 1940
Tachylasma irregulare Yu et al. 1981
Tachylasma irregulare Flügel 1973
Tachylasma jiangsuense Chen and Yan 1982
Tachylasma laibinensis Wang and Zhao 1998
Tachylasma magnum Grabau 1928
Tachylasma rariseptatum Yan and Chen 1982
Tachylasma timorense Gerth 1922
Tachylasma variabilis Soshkina 1941
Invalid names: Prionophyllum Schindewolf 1942 [synonym], Tachyelasma Lang et al. 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available