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Pinacophyllinae (disused)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Pinacophyllinae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

It was assigned to Astrocoeniidae by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Pinacophyllinae Vaughan and Wells
1956Pinacophyllinae Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
subfamilyPinacophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyPinacophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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.

Subfm. †Pinacophyllinae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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