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Plavecia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Plavecia was named by Eliasova (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Plavecia submenilitica.

It was assigned to Faviidae by Eliasova (1974); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Merulinidae by Kiessling (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Plavecia Eliasova
2002Plavecia Sepkoski
2021Plavecia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPlavecia

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. †Plavecia Eliasova 1974
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Plavecia inaequalis Eliasova 1974
Plavecia submenilitica Eliasova 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available