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Ulophyllia montana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Meandrina montana was named by Michelin (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Oulophyllia montana by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Ulophyllia montana by Milne-Edwards (1857), de Fromentel (1861).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. acutijuga, U. irradians, U. macrogyra, U. augusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Meandrina montana Michelin p. 100 figs. pl. 22 fig. 1
1850Oulophyllia montana d'Orbigny p. 39
1857Ulophyllia montana Milne-Edwards p. 379
1861Ulophyllia montana de Fromentel p. 166

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusUlophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesmontana()

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.

†Ulophyllia montana Michelin 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available