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Cheilosmilia emarginata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Lingulosmilia emarginata was named by Koby (1888). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cheilosmilia emarginata by Beauvais (1963) and Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Lingulosmilia emarginata Koby
1963Cheilosmilia emarginata Beauvais
2008Cheilosmilia emarginata Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusCheilosmiliaKoby 1888
speciesemarginata(Koby 1888)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available