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Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea) variabilis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Spongophyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea) variabilis was named by Zhen (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is Lime Creek Area, Spongophyllum association, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone in the Burdekin Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. halisitoides, S. halysitoides, S. rosiforme, S. shearsbii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Spongophyllum (Beugniesastraea) variabilis Zhen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusSpongophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
subgenusBeugniesastraea(Coen-Aubert 1988)
speciesvariabilis

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
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