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Favites magnistellata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Montastraea magnistellata was named by Chevalier (1971). It is extant.

It was recombined as Favites magnistellata by Kiessling (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Montastraea magnistellata Chevalier
2009Favites magnistellata Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
speciesmagnistellata(Chevalier 1971)

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.

Favites magnistellata Chevalier 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available