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Lophelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Lophelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryophylliidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonyms
  • Lophohelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lophelia by Wells (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Lophelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1857Lophohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
2002Lophelia Sepkoski
2003Lophelia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusLopheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. Lophelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Lophelia parvisepta Tenison-Woods 1880
Lophelia pertusa Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Lophelia prolifera Pallas 1766 [synonym]
Lophelia tubaeformis Squires 1957
Invalid names: Lophohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available