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Clausastrea superficialis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Clausastrea superficialis was named by Alloiteau (1960). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Barranco de la Querola, Cocentaina, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian marine horizon in Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Clausastrea superficialis Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusClausastread'Orbigny 1850
speciessuperficialis

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.

Clausastrea superficialis Alloiteau 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available