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Brachyphyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Brachyphyllia was named by Reuss (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Turo Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Agariciidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Brachyphyllia Reuss
1956Brachyphyllia Wells
1994Neothecoseris Eliasova
2002Neothecoseris Baron-Szabo
2002Brachyphyllia Sepkoski
2004Miniphyllia Eliasova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusBrachyphylliaReuss 1854

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. †Brachyphyllia Reuss 1854
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Brachyphyllia circulus Eliasova 1994
Brachyphyllia felixi Baron-Szabo 2000
Brachyphyllia tenuilamellosa de Fromentel 1857
Invalid names: Miniphyllia Eliasova 2004 [synonym], Neothecoseris Eliasova 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available