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Pironastrea discoides

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Pironastrea discoides was named by d'Achiardi (1875). It is the type species of Pironastrea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. indica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPironastread'Achiardi 1875
speciesdiscoidesd'Achiardi 1875

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.

†Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available