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Cyathoceras

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathoceras was named by Moseley (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 841]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cyathoceras Moseley
1956Cyathoceras Wells
2002Cyathoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCyathocerasMoseley 1881

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. Cyathoceras Moseley 1881
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Cyathoceras embaensis Kuzmicheva 1987
Cyathoceras kondoi Wells 1976
Cyathoceras mangyschlakensis Kuzmicheva 1987
Cyathoceras periallus Squires 1962
Cyathoceras rubescens Moseley 1881
Cyathoceras tortoniensis Chevalier 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available