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Columastrea
Taxonomy
Columastrea was named by d'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 86,796,818]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Columastraeidae.
It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Columastraeidae by Baron-Szabo (2006).
It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Columastraeidae by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1849 | Columastrea d'Orbigny |
| 1851 | Columnastraea Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 2002 | Columastrea Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Columastrea Baron-Szabo p. 59 |
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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.
G. †Columastrea d'Orbigny 1849
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†Columastrea antiqua Gerth 1928
†Columastrea dubia Alloiteau 1958
†Columastrea indica Stoliczka 1873
†Columastrea madagascariensis Alloiteau 1958
†Columastrea maxima Gregory 1900
†Columastrea striata Goldfuss 1826
Invalid names: Columnastraea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available