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Ulophyllia meandrinoides

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

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

It was recombined as Ulophyllia meandrinoides 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
1843Lobophyllia meandrinoides Michelin pp. p. 93 figs. pl. 19 fig. 3
1857Ulophyllia meandrinoides Milne-Edwards p. 380
1861Ulophyllia meandrinoides 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
speciesmeandrinoides()

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 meandrinoides Michelin 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available