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Balanophyllia caulifera

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia caulifera was named by Conrad (1848). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vicksburg, which is in a Rupelian marine marl in the Byram Marl Formation of Mississippi.

It was recombined as Balanophyllia caulifera by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Turbinolia caulifera Conrad p. 296
1936Eupsammia narindensis Alloiteau
1938Balanophyllia schlosseri Traub
1951Eupsammia collignoni Alloiteau
1955Eupsammia pozaryskii Rozkowska
1958Palaeopsammia mitsinjoensis Alloiteau
1974Balanophyllia santaelenensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
1984Balanophyllia ladakhensis Pal et al.
2008Balanophyllia caulifera Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
speciescaulifera()

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.

†Balanophyllia caulifera Conrad 1848
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Invalid names: Balanophyllia ladakhensis Pal et al. 1984 [synonym], Balanophyllia santaelenensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym], Balanophyllia schlosseri Traub 1938 [synonym], Eupsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1951 [synonym], Eupsammia narindensis Alloiteau 1936 [synonym], Eupsammia pozaryskii Rozkowska 1955 [synonym], Palaeopsammia mitsinjoensis Alloiteau 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available