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Protoheterastrea
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae
Taxonomy
Protoheterastrea was named by Wells (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Nori-l Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant. Its type is Hexastraea leonhardi.
It was corrected as Protoheterastraea by Stanley and Onoue (2015).
It was assigned to Protoheterstraeidae by Roniewicz and Michalik (2002); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protoheterastraeidae by Stanley and Onoue (2015).
It was corrected as Protoheterastraea by Stanley and Onoue (2015).
It was assigned to Protoheterstraeidae by Roniewicz and Michalik (2002); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protoheterastraeidae by Stanley and Onoue (2015).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Protoheterastrea Wells |
| 2002 | Protoheterastrea Roniewicz and Michalik p. 151 |
| 2002 | Protoheterastrea Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2015 | Protoheterastraea Stanley and Onoue p. 19 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available