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Stylophora minor

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy

Stylophora minor was named by Duncan (1863).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. confusa, S. minuta, S. papuensis, S. tuberosa

Synonyms

Stylophora minutissima was named by Vaughan (1900).

It was synonymized subjectively with Stylophora minor by Flórez et al. (2019).
Stylophora goethalsi was named by Vaughan (1919). 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 synonymized subjectively with Stylophora minor by Flórez et al. (2019).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1863	Stylophora minor Duncan
1900	Stylophora minutissima Vaughan
1919	Stylophora goethalsi Vaughan

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Astrocoeniina	Vaughan and Wells 1943
family	Pocilloporidae	Gray 1842
genus	Stylophora	Schweigger 1819
species	minor	Duncan 1863

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.

†Stylophora minor Duncan 1863

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Invalid names: Stylophora goethalsi Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Stylophora minutissima Vaughan 1900 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available