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Porpites

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Porpites was named by Schlotheim (1820). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tryplasmatidae by Hill (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Porpites Schlotheim
1956Porpites Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
genusPorpitesSchlotheim 1820

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. †Porpites Schlotheim 1820
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Porpites circularis Alloiteau 1957
Porpites rotuloides Hall 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available