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Gillastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae

Taxonomy
Gillastraea was named by Melnikova (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cuifastraeidae by Turnsek (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Gillastraea Melnikova
1997Gillastraea Turnsek
2002Gillastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyCuifastraeidaeMelnikova 1983
genusGillastraeaMelnikova 1983

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. †Gillastraea Melnikova 1983
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Gillastraea delicata Melnikova 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available