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Polyphylloseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseriidae

Taxonomy
Polyphylloseris was named by Fromentel (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo K Apti-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Microsolenidae by Turnsek (1997) and Götz et al. (2005); and to Comoseriidae by Baron-Szabo (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Polyphylloseris Fromentel
1891Mastophyllia Felix
1997Polyphylloseris Turnsek
2002Polyphylloseris Sepkoski
2005Polyphylloseris Götz et al.
2021Polyphylloseris Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyComoseriidaeFromentel 1861
genusPolyphylloserisFromentel 1857

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. †Polyphylloseris Fromentel 1857
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Polyphylloseris convexa d'Orbigny 1850
Polyphylloseris icaunensis d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Polyphyllastraea simondsi Wells 1932 [synonym]
Polyphylloseris microkothos Baron-Szabo 2008
Polyphylloseris punctata Errenst 1991
Invalid names: Mastophyllia Felix 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available