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Elasmophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Elasmophyllia was named by d'Achiardi (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: K Nc T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2,806].

It was assigned to Placosmiliinae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Montlivaltiidae by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Elasmophyllia d'Achiardi
1956Elasmophyllia Wells
1957Dordonophyllia Alloiteau
2002Dordonophyllia Sepkoski
2002Elasmophyllia Sepkoski
2006Elasmophyllia Baron-Szabo p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusElasmophylliad'Achiardi 1875

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. †Elasmophyllia d'Achiardi 1875
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Elasmophyllia deformis Reuss 1854
Elasmophyllia gigantea d'Achiardi 1875
Elasmophyllia milchi Volz 1896
Invalid names: Dordonophyllia Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available