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Discocyathus fittoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Discocyathus fittoni was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851) [Originally assigned to Cyclocyathus (a junior synonym)].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Discocyathus fittoni Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyThecocyathinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDiscocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesfittoniMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

†Discocyathus fittoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available