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Cyathelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Cyathelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Oculininae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Cyathelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Cyathelia Wells
2002Cyathelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyOculininaeGray 1847
genusCyatheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. Cyathelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Cyathohelia axillaris Ellis and Solander 1786
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available