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Liptodendron

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Liptodendron was named by Eliasova (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Liptodendron grossi.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Faviidae by Baron-Szabo (2006), Baron-Szabo (2021); and to Merulinidae by Kiessling (2021).

Species
L. grossi (type species), L. nefiana (syn. Rhabdophyllia quaylei)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Liptodendron Eliasova
2002Liptodendron Sepkoski
2006Liptodendron Baron-Szabo p. 40
2021Liptodendron Baron-Szabo
2021Liptodendron Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusLiptodendron

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. †Liptodendron Eliasova 1991
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†Liptodendron grossi Eliasova 1991
†Liptodendron nefiana Oppenheim 1930
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Invalid names: Rhabdophyllia quaylei Wells 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available