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Stylocyathus coarctatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Lobophyllia coarctata was named by Quenstedt (1852).

It was recombined as Stylocyathus coarctatus by Geyer (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Lobophyllia coarctata Quenstedt
1954Stylocyathus coarctatus Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusStylocyathusd'Orbigny 1849
speciescoarctatus(Quenstedt 1852)

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.

Stylocyathus coarctatus Quenstedt 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available