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Scleractinia (stony coral)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia
Taxonomy
Scleractinia was named by Bourne (1900) [spelt "Scleractina" by Sepkoski]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Zoantharia by Ezaki (2000); and to Anthozoa by Wells (1953) and Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Zoantharia by Ezaki (2000); and to Anthozoa by Wells (1953) and Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Adekoheastrea, Agathiphylliidae, Amphiastraeina, Anisastraea, Annotocyathus, Anomopora, Apelismilia, Aplocyathus, Archaeocoeniina, Archaeofungiina, Archaeolasmogyra, Astraeoina, Astrocoeniina, Aulastraeoporidae, Bavarosmilia, Budiopsis, Calameastolia, Carantophyllum, Carcicocaenia, Caryophylliina, Chorisastraea, Clausastraeopsis, Clonosmilia, Coelomeandra, Cyclastraeidae, Cyclindrocyathus, Cyclismilia, Cylindrosmilia, Cynaria, Decaheliocoenia, Dendrophylliina, Dermosastraea, Desmocoenia, Dichotomosmilia, Diploastraeidae, Diplothecangia, Distichophylliina, Ebocotrochus, Eburneotrochus, Eckastraea, Edwardsomeandra, Epitrochus, Etalloniopsis, Eugyriopsis, Euphyllidae, Eupsammidae, Eusmiliopsis, Fasciatiphyllia, Fasciseris, Faviina, Favitopsis, Fungiina, Furcophyllia, Gallitellia, Gombertiphyllia, Haplareidae, Hedeliastraea, Heliostylina, Helladophyllia, Heterocoeniina, Houchangocyathus, Isastraeidae, Isphyllastrea, Karatchastraea, Kobycoenia, Lamellomeandra, Lepiconus, Lithodendron, Lupitschia, Mareastraea, Meandriina, Microsolenina, Miophora, Mioscapophyllia, Molukkia, Montastraeidae, Monticuliphyllia, Morchellastraea, Ondadiplocteniopsis, Pachysmilia, Pachythecaliina, Palaeophyllia, Palaeoseris, Palaeosmilia, Paracoryphyllia, Phylloseriopsis, Pleuropodia, Psammocyathus, Pyramisasteria, Reisocyathus, Reussiphyllia, Rhabdofavia, Rhipidogyrina, Rhopalophyllia, Saeptiphyllia, Sakalavastraeopsis, Saltastraea, Sclydolithus, Siderocoenia, Sinasteria, Siniastraea, Smilostyliidae, Solenocoeniidae, Streptocyathopsis, Streptocyathus, Stylinina, Stylophyllina, Thamnasteria cycloides, Thamnasteria komagataensis, Thamnasteria maxima, Thamnasteria protoserioides, Thamnasteria rikuzenica, Thamnasterites, Thecoseriopsis, Thigmastrea, Trachyphylliidae, Tropiastraea, Tropiastraeidae, Variabilifavia
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1900 | Scleractinia Bourne |
1951 | Thamnasteria cycloides Eguchi |
1951 | Thamnasteria komagataensis Eguchi |
1951 | Thamnasteria maxima Eguchi |
1951 | Thamnasteria protoserioides Eguchi |
1951 | Thamnasteria rikuzenica Eguchi |
1952 | Cyclindrocyathus Alloiteau |
1953 | Scleractinia Wells |
1994 | Paracoryphyllia Dronov |
2000 | Scleractinia Ezaki p. 202 |
2002 | Cyclindrocyathus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Eusmiliopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Saltastraea Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Scleractinia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Thecoseriopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Paracoryphyllia Kiessling |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available