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Caryophyllia charrieri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia charrieri was named by Chevalier (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Orosei, Sardegna, which is in a Pliocene marine marl in Italy.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Caryophyllia charrieri Chevalier

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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
speciescharrieri

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 charrieri Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available