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Ctenactis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Ctenactis was named by Verrill (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Fungia by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Fungiidae by Veron (2000); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ctenactis Verrill
2000Ctenactis Veron
2002Ctenactis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCtenactisVerrill 1864

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. Ctenactis Verrill 1864
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Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available