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Discotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Discotrochus was named by Milne-Edwards (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Mi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Fungiidae by Wells (1940) and Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Discotrochus Milne-Edwards
1940Discotrochus Wells p. 375
1956Discotrochus Wells
2002Discotrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusDiscotrochusMilne-Edwards 1848

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. †Discotrochus Milne-Edwards 1848
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Discotrochus astericus Squires 1958
Discotrochus cylindricus Sismonda 1871
Discotrochus hoelzli Kühn 1965
Discotrochus michelottii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
Discotrochus pateriformis Dennant 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available