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Axosmilia excavata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Plesiosmilia excavata was named by Milaschewitsch (1876).

It was recombined as Axosmilia excavata by Geyer (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cuneata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Plesiosmilia excavata Milaschewitsch
1954Axosmilia excavata Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusAxosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesexcavata(Milaschewitsch 1876)

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.

†Axosmilia excavata Milaschewitsch 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available