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Desmophyllum joannense

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Desmophyllum joannense was named by Dennant (1902). It is not extant. Its type locality is Browns Creek, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. cylindricum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Desmophyllum joannense Dennant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDesmophyllumEhrenberg 1834
speciesjoannense

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.

†Desmophyllum joannense Dennant 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available