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Porites nummulitica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Porites nummulitica was named by Reuss (1864).

It was recombined as Goniopora nummulitica by Bosellini (1988).

Synonyms
  • Porites ramosa was named by Catullo (1856).

    It was recombined as Goniopora ramosa by Frost (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Goniopora nummulitica by Bosellini (1988).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Porites ramosa Catullo
1864Porites nummulitica Reuss
1981Goniopora ramosa Frost
1988Goniopora nummulitica Bosellini
1996Porites nummulitica Marcopoulou-Diacantoni et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusPoritesLink 1807
speciesnummuliticaReuss 1864

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.

†Porites nummulitica Reuss 1864
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Invalid names: Goniopora ramosa Catullo 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available