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Exostega

Anthozoa

Taxonomy
Exostega was named by Rafinesque and Clifford (1820) [Sepkoski's age data: D]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Exostega Rafinesque and Clifford
2002Exostega Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
genusExostegaRafinesque and Clifford 1820

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. †Exostega Rafinesque and Clifford 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available