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Catenipora microporus

Anthozoa - Halysitida - Halysitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Halysites catenulatus fieldeni Etheridge p. 583 figs. pi. XXVIII, fig. 1
1882Halysites catenulatus microporus Whitfield p. 272 figs. pi. XIII, fig. 6
1955Catenipora microporus Buehler p. 44 figs. Plate 6, figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHalysitidaSokolov 1947
RankNameAuthor
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyCateniporinaeHamada 1957
genusCateniporaLamarck 1816
speciesmicroporus(Whitfield 1882)

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.

Catenipora microporus Whitfield 1882
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Invalid names: Halysites fieldeni Etheridge 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Hill 1981, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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