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Catenipora elegans

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae

Taxonomy
Halysites elegans was named by Fischer-Benzon (1871).

It was recombined as Catenipora elegans by Fischer-Benzon (1871), Buehler (1955) and Klaamann (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Catenipora elegans Fischer-Benzon
1955Catenipora elegans Buehler p. 40
1966Catenipora elegans Klaamann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyCateniporinaeHamada 1957
genusCateniporaLamarck 1816
specieselegans(Fischer-Benzon 1871)

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.

Catenipora elegans Fischer-Benzon 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available