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Haplothecia (Kuangxiastraea)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Haplothecia (Kuangxiastraea) was named by Yu and Kuang (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give D Fras-u].

It was reranked as Kuangxiastraea by Sepkoski (2002), Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

It was assigned to Haplothecia by Yu and Kuang (1983); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Phillipsastreidae by Brownlaw and Jell (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Haplothecia (Kuangxiastraea) Yu and Kuang p. 256
2002Kuangxiastraea Sepkoski
2008Kuangxiastraea Brownlaw and Jell p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyHexagonariinaeBulvanker 1958
genusHaplotheciaFrech 1885
subgenusKuangxiastraeaYu and Kuang 1983

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.

Subg. †Haplothecia (Kuangxiastraea) Yu and Kuang 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available