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Kompsasteria

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae

Taxonomy
Kompsasteria was named by Roniewicz (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclophylliidae by Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Kompsasteria Roniewicz
2002Kompsasteria Sepkoski
2008Kompsasteria Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
superfamilyVolzeioideaCuif 1977
familyCyclophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
genusKompsasteriaRoniewicz 1989

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. †Kompsasteria Roniewicz 1989
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Kompsasteria salinaria Reuss 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available