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Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Stephanotrochus spiniger was named by Marenzeller (1888). It is extant. It is the type species of Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus).

It was recombined as Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger by Wells (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Stephanotrochus spiniger Marenzeller
1899Stephanotrochus tatei Dennant
1932Odontocyathus japonicus Yabe and Eguchi
1958Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) tatei Squire
1984Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusStephanocyathusSeguenza 1864
subgenusAcinocyathus
speciesspiniger(Marenzeller 1888)

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.

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Invalid names: Odontocyathus japonicus Yabe and Eguchi 1932 [synonym], Stephanotrochus tatei Dennant 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available