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Hexacorallia
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Hexacorallia

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thumb|Aspidiscus cristatus from the Cenomanian (Upper [[Cretaceous) of southern Israel; oral view.]] thumb|Aspidiscus cristatus from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of southern Israel; aboral view.

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Hexacorallia is a class within the phylum Cnidaria, commonly referred to as hexacorallians. The taxon was established by Haeckel in 1896 and currently holds an accepted status in biological classification. These organisms inhabit both marine and brackish environments.

Specimen records for this class are held by institutions including CAS, CMN, FMNH, and UM-RSMAS. These records originate from Papua New Guinea, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, and the Cook Islands. The total number of recorded specimens is 16, with no associated media files.

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Species

hexacorallians

Class

  1. PhylumCnidaria
  2. ClassHexacorallia
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Specimen records
16
Collections
CAS, CMN, FMNH, UM-RSMAS
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea, United States, Canada, Malaysia, Cook Islands, Palau
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anthozoa
Image
Scheibenanemonen (Actinodiscus spec).jpg
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taxon common name
sekstallkoraller
taxon name
Hexacorallia
Commons category
Hexacorallia
taxon rank
class
topic's main category
Category:Hexacorallia
described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Other meanings
  • Characteristics
  • Sea anemones
  • Taxonomy
  • Phylogenetic classification
  • Skeleton-based classification
  • References

thumb|Aspidiscus cristatus from the Cenomanian (Upper [[Cretaceous) of southern Israel; oral view.]] thumb|Aspidiscus cristatus from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of southern Israel; aboral view.

Hexacorallia (synonym: Zoantharia; older synonyms: Hexacoralla, Hexaradiata, Hexactinia, Actinanthida; in English: hexacorals, hexacorallians, zoantharians) is a class of Anthozoa.

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