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Cunnolites japonica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae

Taxonomy
Cyclolites japonica was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Hideshima, Sakiyama-mura, Hiraiga Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Cunnolites japonica by Kiessling (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Cyclolites japonica Eguchi
2008Cunnolites japonica Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyCunnolitidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusCunnolitesGagnebin 1772
speciesjaponica()

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.

Cunnolites japonica Eguchi 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available