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Plocoastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Plocoastraea was named by Chevalier (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Agariciidae by Chevalier (1968); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Plocoastraea Chevalier
2002Plocoastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusPlocoastraea

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. †Plocoastraea Chevalier 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available