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Schizoculina africana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Oculina africana was named by Thiel (1928). It is extant.

It was recombined as Schizoculina africana by Wells (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Oculina africana Thiel
1937Schizoculina africana Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusSchizoculinaWells 1937
speciesafricana(Thiel 1928)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available