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Latiphyllia obtusangularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diplocteniopsidae

Taxonomy
Plesiodiplocteniopsis obtusangularis was named by Zlatarski (1968). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Latiphyllia obtusangularis by Hoeksema and Cairns (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Plesiodiplocteniopsis obtusangularis Zlatarski
2022Latiphyllia obtusangularis Hoeksema and Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDiplocteniopsidaeZlatarski 1968
genusLatiphylliaFromentel 1861
speciesobtusangularis(Zlatarski 1968)

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.

Latiphyllia obtusangularis Zlatarski 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available