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Atopocoenia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Atopocoenia was named by Wells (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Atopocoenia kugleri.

It was assigned to Astrocoeniinae by Wells (1974); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. kugleri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Atopocoenia Wells
2002Atopocoenia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
subfamilyAstrocoeniinaeKoby 1890
genusAtopocoenia

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. †Atopocoenia Wells 1974
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Atopocoenia kugleri Wells 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available