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Homophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Homophyllia was named by Bruegemann (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Homophyllia Bruegemann
1956Homophyllia Wells
2002Homophyllia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusHomophylliaBruegemann 1877

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. Homophyllia Bruegemann 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available