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Distichomeandra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Distichomeandra was named by Cuif (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-l Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Margarophylliidae by Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan (1999) and Roniewicz and Stanley (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Distichomeandra Cuif
1999Distichomeandra Stanley, Jr. and Senowbari-Daryan p. 794
2002Distichomeandra Sepkoski
2013Distichomeandra Roniewicz and Stanley p. 952

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusDistichomeandraCuif 1976

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. †Distichomeandra Cuif 1976
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Distichomeandra haueri Laube 1865
Distichomeandra minor Frech 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available