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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 Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1999) and Ezaki (2000); and to Anthozoa by Wells (1953), Squires (1988), Sepkoski (2002) and López-Pérez (2005).

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, Cylindrosmilia, Cynaria, Decaheliocoenia, Dendrophylliina, Desmocoenia, Dichotomosmilia, Diploastraeidae, Diplothecangia, Distichophylliina, Ebocotrochus, Eburneotrochus, Eckastraeidae, Edwardsomeandra, Epitrochus, Etalloniopsis, Euphyllidae, Eupsammidae, Eusmiliopsis, Fasciatiphyllia, Fasciseris, Faviina, Favitopsis, Felixaraeoidea, Fungiina, Furcophyllia, Gallitellia, Gardineroseris, Gombertiphyllia, Haplareidae, Hedeliastraea, Heliostylina, Helladophyllia, Heterocoeniina, Houchangocyathus, Isastraeidae, Isphyllastrea, Karatchastraea, Kobycoenia, Lamellomeandra, Lepiconus, Lithodendron, Lupitschia, Mareastraea, Meandriina, Microsolenina, Miophora, Mioscapophyllia, Misistelloidea, Montastraeidae, Morchellastraea, Ondadiplocteniopsis, Pachysmilia, Pachythecaliina, Palaeophyllia, Palaeoseris, Palaeosmilia, Paracoryphyllia, Phylloseriopsis, Phyllosmilioidea, 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, Thamnasteriidae, Thamnasterites, Thecoseriopsis, Thigmastrea, Trachyphylliidae, Tropiastraea, Tropiastraeidae, Variabilifavia

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Synonyms

Eusmiliopsis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Saltastraea is a genus. It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Thecoseriopsis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Thamnasteria maxima was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Thamnasteria rikuzenica was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Thamnasteria komagataensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Thamnasteria cycloides was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Thamnasteria protoserioides was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Oshima Island, Kesennuma, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Yokonuma Formation of Japan.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Baron-Szabo (2009).
Cyclindrocyathus was named by Alloiteau (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: K u K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Scleractinia by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Paracoryphyllia was named by Dronov (1994). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Kiessling (2014).

It was assigned to Coryphylliidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
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
1984	Scleractinia Squires p. 14
1987	Scleractinia Squires p. 19
1988	Scleractinia Squires p. 6
1994	Paracoryphyllia Dronov
1999	Scleractinia Squires p. 10
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
2005	Scleractinia López-Pérez p. 80

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Zoantharia	de Blainville 1830
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

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