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Actinastrea hexaphylla

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea hexaphylla was named by Quenstedt (1881). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Astrocoenia hexaphylla by Felix (1914); it was recombined as Actinastrea hexaphylla by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Astrea hexaphylla Quenstedt
1914Astrocoenia hexaphylla Felix
2006Actinastrea hexaphylla Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
specieshexaphylla(Quenstedt 1881)

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.

Actinastrea hexaphylla Quenstedt 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available