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Bothrophoria

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Bothrophoria was named by Felix (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 2,1125]. Its type is Bothrophoria ornata.

It was assigned to Turbinoliinae by Wells (1956); to Turbinoliidae by Cairns (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. compressa, B. ornata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Bothrophoria Felix
1956Bothrophoria Wells
1997Bothrophoria Cairns
2002Bothrophoria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusBothrophoriaFelix 1909

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. †Bothrophoria Felix 1909
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Bothrophoria compressa Erdmann et al. 2008
Bothrophoria ornata Felix 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available