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Opisthophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Opisthophyllum was named by Ogilvie (1897). It is not extant. Its type is Opisthophyllum zitteli.

It was assigned to Amphiastreidae by Baron-Szabo (2002).

Species
O. minimum, O. vesiculare, O. zitteli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Opisthophyllum Ogilvie
2002Opisthophyllum Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusOpisthophyllumOgilvie 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. †Opisthophyllum Ogilvie 1897
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†Opisthophyllum minimum Ogilvie 1897
†Opisthophyllum vesiculare Ogilvie 1897
†Opisthophyllum zitteli Ogilvie 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available