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Oxysmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Oxysmilia was named by Duchassaing (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Cairns (1995).

Species
O. pliocenica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Oxysmilia Duchassaing
1995Oxysmilia Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusOxysmiliaDuchassaing 1870

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.

G. Oxysmilia Duchassaing 1870
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†Oxysmilia pliocenica Cairns 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available