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Porites macdonaldi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites macdonaldi was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not extant. Its type locality is Vaughn Station 601 - Empire [Emperador Limestone], which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.

It was recombined as Porites (Synaraea) macdonaldi by López-Pérez (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Porites macdonaldi Vaughan
2005Porites (Synaraea) macdonaldi López-Pérez p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesmacdonaldi

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.

Porites macdonaldi Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available