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Cuifia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Cuifia was named by Melnikova (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coryphylliidae by Turnsek (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Reimaniphylliidae by Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Cuifia Melnikova
1997Cuifia Turnsek
2002Cuifia Sepkoski
2008Cuifia Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusCuifiaMelnikova 1975

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. †Cuifia Melnikova 1975
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Cuifia columnaris Roniewicz 1995
Cuifia marmorea Frech 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available