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Nerthastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Nerthastraea was named by Chevalier (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Nerthastraea orbignyi.

It was assigned to Montlivaltiidae by Chevalier (1961); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. orbignyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Nerthastraea Chevalier
2002Nerthastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusNerthastraea

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. †Nerthastraea Chevalier 1961
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Nerthastraea orbignyi Chevalier 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available