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Polytremacis blainvillei

Anthozoa - Helioporacea

Taxonomy
Heliopora blainvilleana was named by Michelin (1841).

It was recombined as Polytremacis blainvilleana by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Polytremacis blainvillei by Alloiteau (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Heliopora blainvilleana Michelin
1850Polytremacis blainvilleana d'Orbigny
1957Polytremacis blainvillei Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderHelioporacea
genusPolytremacis
speciesblainvillei(Michelin 1841)

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.

Polytremacis blainvillei Michelin 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available