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Ceratotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Ceratotrochus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ceratotrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Ceratotrochus Wells
2002Ceratotrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCeratotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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.

G. Ceratotrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Ceratotrochus clinatus Dennant 1903
†Ceratotrochus exiguus Squires 1958
†Ceratotrochus exilis Dennant 1902
†Ceratotrochus ginginensis Etheridge 1913
†Ceratotrochus halli Dennant 1902
†Ceratotrochus multiserialis Michelotti 1838
†Ceratotrochus multispinosus Michelotti 1838
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Invalid names: Ceratotrochus polonicus Siemiradzki 1927 [synonym], Ceratotrochus rengarteni Kuzmicheva 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available