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Palaeomussa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomussa was named by Alloiteau (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mussidae by Beauvais (1964); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Palaeomussa Alloiteau
1964Palaeomussa Beauvais
2002Palaeomussa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusPalaeomussaAlloiteau 1952

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. †Palaeomussa Alloiteau 1952
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Palaeomussa minor de Fromentel 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available