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Cassianastraea

Hydrozoa - Lemniscaterina - Cassianastraeidae

Taxonomy
Cassianastraea was named by Volz (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Tr Nori-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lemniscateridae by Roniewicz and Stanley (1998); to Lemniscaterina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cassianastraeidae by Stanley and Zonneveld (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cassianastraea Volz
1978Hydrosclera Gaetani and Fois
1998Cassianastraea Roniewicz and Stanley p. 254
2002Cassianastraea Sepkoski
2011Cassianastraea Stanley, Jr. and Zonneveld

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderLemniscaterinaGallitelli 1979
familyCassianastraeidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1980
genusCassianastraeaVolz 1897

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.

G. †Cassianastraea Volz 1897
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Cassianastraea reussi Laube 1865
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Invalid names: Hydrosclera plumosa Gaetani and Fois 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hydrosclera Gaetani and Fois 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available