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Idiotrochus emarciatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotrochus emarciatus was named by Duncan (1865). Its type locality is Muddy Creek (BMNH collection), which is in a Langhian marine marl in the Port Campbell Limestone Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Idiotrochus emarciatus by Wells (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Sphenotrochus emarciatus Duncan
1958Idiotrochus emarciatus Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusIdiotrochusWells 1936
speciesemarciatus(Duncan 1865)

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.

†Idiotrochus emarciatus Duncan 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available