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Mussinae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Mussinae was named by Ortmann (1890). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mussidae by Budd et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Mussinae Ortmann
2012Mussinae Budd et al. p. 469

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyMussinaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyMussinaeOrtmann 1890

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.

Subfm. Mussinae Ortmann 1890
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G. Isophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Isophyllia desotoensis Weisbord 1974
Isophyllia rosacea Zuffardi-Comerci 1932
Isophyllia sinuosa Ellis and Solander 1786
Invalid names: Isophyllastrea Matthai 1928 [synonym]
G. Mussa Oken 1815
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Mussa angulosa Pallas 1766
Mussa regalis Dana 1846
G. Mycetophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Mycetophyllia bullbrooki Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1926
Mycetophyllia danaana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
G. Scolymia Haime 1852
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Scolymia australis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Scolymia cubensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Scolymia lacera Pallas 1766
Scolymia vitiensis Brueggemann 1877
Invalid names: Parascolymia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available