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Caryophyllia capayensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia capayensis was named by Bentson (1943). Its type locality is UCMP loc. A-1313, Smith Canyon, Capay Valley, which is in a Ypresian deep subtidal mudstone/conglomerate in the Capay Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. antillarum, C. communis, C. gajensis, C. laevigata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Caryophyllia capayensis Bentson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
speciescapayensis

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.

†Caryophyllia capayensis Bentson 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available