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Kobyphyllia straini

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotrochus straini was named by Turnsek et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mesilla Valley Shale, Cerro de Cristo Rey, New Mexico, which is in an Albian shallow subtidal shale/limestone in the Mesilla Valley Shale Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Kobyphyllia straini by Baron-Szabo (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Sphenotrochus straini Turnsek et al.
2009Kobyphyllia straini Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusKobyphyllia
speciesstraini()

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.

Kobyphyllia straini Turnsek et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available