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Desmocladia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Desmocladia was named by Reuss (1874) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol].

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Desmocladia Reuss
1956Desmocladia Wells
2002Desmocladia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusDesmocladiaReuss 1874

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. †Desmocladia Reuss 1874
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Desmocladia septifera Reuss 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available