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Omphalophyllia gracilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae

Taxonomy
Montlivaltia gracilis was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Omphalophyllia.

It was recombined as Omphalophyllia gracilis by Laube (1865).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Montlivaltia gracilis Münster p. 34 figs. Pl 2, fig 5
1841Montlivaltia granulosa Münster p. 35 figs. Pl 2, fig 10
1841Montlivaltia rugosa Münster p. 36 figs. Pl 2, fig 12
1865Omphalophyllia gracilis Laube p. 32 figs. Pl 3, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyConophyllidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusOmphalophyllia
speciesgracilis()

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.

Omphalophyllia gracilis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Montlivaltia granulosa Münster 1841 [synonym], Montlivaltia rugosa Münster 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available