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Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Acanthocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1954Acanthocyathus Wells
1961Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) Chevalier
2002Acanthocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
subgenusAcanthocyathus(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)

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.

Subg. Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Acanthocyathus grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus malayicus Gerth 1923 [synonym]
Acanthocyathus spinosa Umbgrove 1950
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus vindobonensis Reuss 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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