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Archaeosmiliopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae

Taxonomy
Archaeosmiliopsis was named by Melnikova (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett J Sine Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant. Its type is Archaeosmiliopsis densus.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zardinophyllidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species
A. densus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Archaeosmiliopsis Melnikova
2002Archaeosmiliopsis Sepkoski
2003Archaeosmiliopsis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyZardinophyllidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1975
genusArchaeosmiliopsis

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. †Archaeosmiliopsis Melnikova 1975
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Archaeosmiliopsis densus Melnikova 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available