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Macgeopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Macgeopsis was named by Alloiteau (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-u K Sepkoski's reference number: 658,682]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ellipsosmiliidae by Beauvais (1986); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Macgeopsis Alloiteau
1986Macgeopsis Beauvais
2002Macgeopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusMacgeopsisAlloiteau 1957

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. †Macgeopsis Alloiteau 1957
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Macgeopsis complanata Alloiteau 1958
Macgeopsis grandidieri de Fromentel 1873
Macgeopsis sonorensis Beauvais and Stump 1976
Macgeopsis subcylindrata Alloiteau 1958
Macgeopsis turbinata Alloiteau 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available