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Goniastrea australensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Prionastraea australensis was named by Milne Edwards and Haime (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Goniastrea australensis by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Goniastrea seychellensis Milne Edwards and Haime
1857Prionastraea australensis Milne Edwards and Haime
2005Goniastrea australensis Inskipp et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusGoniastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesaustralensis(Milne Edwards and Haime 1857)

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.

Goniastrea australensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857
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Invalid names: Goniastrea seychellensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available