| Cardiaphyllum Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Subclass: | † Rugosa |
| Genus: | † Cardiaphyllum Wu & Zhou, 1982 [1] |
| Species | |
†Cardiaphyllum elegans Wu et Zhou, 1982 | |
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