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Thamnasteria rhaetica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnasteria rhaetica was named by Melnikova (1996). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pordzhilga River Valley, Tajikistan, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Bortepa Formation of Tajikistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. delicata, T. lamourouxii, T. nikoletti, T. piparensis, T. silesica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Thamnasteria rhaetica Melnikova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThamnasteriaLeSauvage 1823
speciesrhaeticaMelnikova 1996

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.

†Thamnasteria rhaetica Melnikova 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available