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Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiata was named by Chevalier (1961).

It was corrected as Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiatus by Chaix and Cahuzac (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. typus, Edwardsotrochus bellinyherianus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiata Chevalier
2001Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) pentaradiatus Chaix and Cahuzac

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCeratotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subgenusEdwardsotrochus
speciespentaradiatus()

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
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