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Pourtalocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Pourtalocyathus was named by Cairns (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Guyniidae by Kiessling (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pourtalocyathus Cairns
2002Pourtalocyathus Sepkoski
2008Pourtalocyathus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusPourtalocyathusCairns 1979

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. Pourtalocyathus Cairns 1979
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Pourtalocyathus hispidus Pourtales 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available