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Schizocyathus fissilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Schizocyathus fissilis was named by Pourtales (1874). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtales

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusSchizocyathusPourtales 1874
speciesfissilisPourtales 1874

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.

Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtales 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available