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Lithostrotion vorticale

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora vorticalis was named by Parkinson (1808). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lithostrotion vorticale by Aretz and Nudds (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Madrepora vorticalis Parkinson
2005Lithostrotion vorticale Aretz and Nudds

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyLithostrotioninaed'Orbigny 1852
genusLithostrotionFleming 1828
speciesvorticale(Parkinson 1808)

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.

Lithostrotion vorticale Parkinson 1808
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Diagnosis
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