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Araucanastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Araucanastrea was named by Morsch (1996). Its type is Araucanastrea minuscula.

It was assigned to Actinastraeidae by Morsch (1996).

Species
A. majuscula, A. minuscula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Araucanastrea Morsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusAraucanastrea

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. †Araucanastrea Morsch 1996
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Araucanastrea majuscula Morsch 1996
Araucanastrea minuscula Morsch 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available