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Omphyma

Anthozoa - Chonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Omphyma was named by Rafinesque and Clifford (1820).

It was assigned to Omphymatidae by Wedekind (1927); and to Rugosa by Northrop (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Omphyma Rafinesque and Clifford
1927Omphyma Wedekind
1939Omphyma Northrop

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyChonophyllidaeHolmes 1887
subfamilyChonophyllinaeHolmes 1887
genusOmphymaRafinesque and Clifford 1820

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. †Omphyma Rafinesque and Clifford 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available