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Actinastrea trochiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea trochiformis was named by Michelin (1843).

It was recombined as Stephanocoenia trochiformis by Koby (1885); it was recombined as Actinastrea trochiformis by Geyer (1955); it was recombined as Stylina trochiformis by Beauvais (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Astrea trochiformis Michelin
1885Stephanocoenia trochiformis Koby
1955Actinastrea trochiformis Geyer
1964Stylina trochiformis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
speciestrochiformis(Michelin 1843)

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.

Actinastrea trochiformis Michelin 1843
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Diagnosis
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