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Palaeoplesiastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoplesiastraea was named by Chevalier (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Palaeoplesiastraea Chevalier
2002Palaeoplesiastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyColumastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusPalaeoplesiastraea

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. †Palaeoplesiastraea Chevalier 1961
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Palaeoplesiastraea batteriae Chevalier 1961
Palaeoplesiastraea corrugata Michelotti 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available