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Aplophyllia orbignyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Aplophyllia orbignyi was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). Its type specimen is lost and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Aplophyllia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Aplophyllia orbignyi Milne-Edwards and Haime p. 83
1857Aplophyllia orbignyi Milne-Edwards p. 354
1861Aplophyllia orbignyi de Fromentel p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAplophyllia
speciesorbignyiMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

†Aplophyllia orbignyi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
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