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Montastrea imperatoris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae

Taxonomy
Orbicella imperatoris was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not a trace fossil. 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 Montastrea imperatoris by Wells (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. nancyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Orbicella imperatoris Vaughan
1956Montastrea imperatoris Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMontastraeidaeYabe and Sugiyama 1941
genusMontastreaBlainville 1830
speciesimperatoris()

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.

†Montastrea imperatoris Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available