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Thysanus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Taxonomy
Thysanus was named by Duncan (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u T Plio-u]. Its type is Thysanus excentricus.

It was assigned to Faviinae by Wells (1956); to Faviidae by Johnson (1998); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Thysanus Duncan p. 430
1956Thysanus Wells p. F403
1998Thysanus Johnson
2002Thysanus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyFaviidaeGregory 1900
genusThysanus

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. †Thysanus Duncan 1863
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Thysanus corbicula Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Thysanus floridanus Weisbord 1974 [synonym]
Thysanus excentricus Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Thysanus hayesi Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
Thysanus navicula Duncan 1864
Thysanus tenuicostatum Kuzmicheva 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available