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Bensonastraea

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Bensonastraea was named by Pedder (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phillipsastreidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Bensonastraea Pedder
1981Bensonastraea Hill
2002Bensonastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
genusBensonastraeaPedder 1966

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. †Bensonastraea Pedder 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available