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Diploria portoricensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Maeandra portoricensis was named by Vaughan (1919). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 3191, Lares, which is in a Chattian perireef or subreef limestone in the Pepino Formation of Puerto Rico.

It was recombined as Diploria portoricensis by Stemann (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Maeandra portoricensis Vaughan
2003Diploria portoricensis Stemann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusDiploriaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesportoricensis()

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.

†Diploria portoricensis Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
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