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Dimorphofungia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphofungia was named by Bonneau et al. (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Dimorphofungia aubouini.

It was assigned to Thamnasteriidae by Bonneau et al. (1974); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. aubouini (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Dimorphofungia Bonneau et al.
2002Dimorphofungia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDimorphofungia

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. †Dimorphofungia Bonneau et al. 1974
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Dimorphofungia aubouini Bonneau et al. 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available