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Araucanastrea minuscula

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Araucanastrea minuscula was named by Morsch (1996). Its type locality is Barda Negra sud, Neuquen, Argentina, which is in a Bajocian marginal marine sandstone in the Lajas Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Araucanastrea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Araucanastrea minuscula Morsch p. 679

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusAraucanastrea
speciesminuscula

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.

†Araucanastrea minuscula Morsch 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available