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Parafletcheria

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Fletcheriidae

Taxonomy
Parafletcheria was named by Yang (1973).

It was assigned to Fletcheriidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Parafletcheria Yang
1981Parafletcheria Hill
2002Parafletcharia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyFletcheriidaeZittel 1876
genusParafletcheriaYang 1973

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. †Parafletcheria Yang 1973
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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
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