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Pavona clavus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Pavona clavus was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Pavona clavus Dana
1950Progyrosmilia regularis Umbgrove
1968Plocoastraea larochensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusPavonaLamarck 1801
speciesclavusDana 1846

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.

Pavona clavus Dana 1846
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Invalid names: Plocoastraea larochensis Chevalier 1968 [synonym], Progyrosmilia regularis Umbgrove 1950 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available