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Platytrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Platytrochus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Turbinoliinae by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Platytrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1900Aldrichia Vaughan
1903Aldrichiella Vaughan
2002Platytrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusPlatytrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Platytrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Platytrochus airensis Dennant 1902
Platytrochus bataviae De Gruyter 1944
Platytrochus burcki De Gruyter 1944
Platytrochus claibornensis de Gregorio 1890
Platytrochus curvatus Dennant 1902
Platytrochus diabloensis Durham 1943
Platytrochus dominicensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925
Platytrochus elegans Vaughan 1900
Platytrochus hastatus Dennant 1902
Platytrochus maudensis Dennant 1904
Platytrochus merriami Nomland 1916
Platytrochus primaevus Vaughan and Popenoe 1935
Platytrochus vacuus Tenison-Woods 1877
Invalid names: Aldrichia Vaughan 1900 [synonym], Aldrichiella Vaughan 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available