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Caryophyllia californica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia californica was named by Vaughan (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Deadman Island, San Pedro, which is in a Pliocene coastal sandstone in California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. antillarum, C. communis, C. gajensis, C. laevigata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Caryophyllia californica Vaughan

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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
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
speciescalifornica

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.

†Caryophyllia californica Vaughan 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available