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Montastraea endothecata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae

Taxonomy

Montastraea endothecata was named by Duncan (1863).

Synonyms

Orbicella bainbridgensis was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is Russell Springs, Bainbridge, which is in a Chattian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Chattahoochee Formation of Georgia.

It was recombined as Montastrea bainbridgensis by Frost and Langenheim (1974) and López-Pérez (2005); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).
Cyathomorpha roxboroughi was named by Vaughan (1919).

It was recombined as Agathiphyllia roxboroughi by Frost and Langenheim (1974) and López-Pérez (2005); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).
Orbicella canalis 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 canalis by Wells (1956); it was recombined as Montastraea canalis by Kiessling (2009); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).
Heliastrea insignis was named by Duncan (1867). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Orbicella insignis by Vaughan (1919); it was synonymized subjectively with Montastrea canalis by Budd (1991).
Astraea endothecata was named by Duncan (1863).

It was synonymized subjectively with Montastraea endothecata by Flórez et al. (2018).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1863	Montastraea endothecata Duncan
1863	Astraea endothecata Duncan p. 419
1867	Heliastrea insignis Duncan
1919	Cyathomorpha roxboroughi Vaughan
1919	Orbicella bainbridgensis Vaughan
1919	Orbicella canalis Vaughan
1919	Orbicella insignis Vaughan
1956	Montastrea canalis Wells
1974	Agathiphyllia roxboroughi Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
1974	Montastrea bainbridgensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005	Agathiphyllia roxboroughi López-Pérez p. 82
2005	Montastrea bainbridgensis López-Pérez p. 83
2009	Montastraea canalis Kiessling
2014	Orbicella canalis Kiessling

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

Rank	Name	Author
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
family	Montastraeidae	Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
genus	Montastraea	Blainville 1830
species	endothecata	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.

†Montastraea endothecata Duncan 1863

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Invalid names: Astraea endothecata Duncan 1863 [synonym], Cyathomorpha roxboroughi Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Orbicella bainbridgensis Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Orbicella canalis Vaughan 1919 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available