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Rhabdophyllia phillipsi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdophyllia phillipsi was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). Its type specimen is syntype NHMUK NHM 56270, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Rhabdophyllia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Caulastrea retiformis, R. sundaica
Entered
by B. Lathuilière on 2025-08-19; modified by B. Lathuilière on 2025-08-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Rhabdophyllia phillipsi Milne-Edwards and Haime pp. p. 87 figs. pl. 15 fig. 3
1857Rhabdophyllia phillipsi Milne-Edwards p. 348
1861Rhabdophyllia phillipsi de Fromentel p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeFelix 1900
genusRhabdophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesphillipsiMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

†Rhabdophyllia phillipsi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
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