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Leptastreidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Leptastreidae

Taxonomy
Leptastreidae was named by Rowlett (2020). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Kiessling (2021).

Subtaxa
Leptastrea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Leptastreidae Rowlett
2021Leptastreidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyLeptastreidaeRowlett 2020
familyLeptastreidaeRowlett 2020

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.

Fm. Leptastreidae Rowlett 2020
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G. Leptastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Leptastrea bewickensis Veron and Pichon 1977
†Leptastrea bottae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Invalid names: Leptastrea immersa Klunzinger 1879 [synonym]
†Leptastrea hertleini Durham 1942
Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland 1952
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Invalid names: Leptastrea ehrenbergana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
†Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available