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Cladocora tenuis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdophyllia tenuis was named by Reuss (1868). Its type locality is Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Rhabdophylliopsis.

It was recombined as Rhabdophylliopsis tenuis by Reuss (1868) and Alloiteau and Tissier (1958); it was recombined as Cereiphyllia tenuis by Barta-Calmus (1973), Beauvais and Beauvais (1974) and Alvarez et al. (1994); it was recombined as Cladocora tenuis by Baron-Szabo (2003), Baron-Szabo (2005) and Kiessling (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Rhabdophyllia tenuis Reuss
1868Rhabdophylliopsis tenuis Reuss
1957Rhabdophyllia tenuis Alloiteau
1958Rhabdophylliopsis tenuis Alloiteau and Tissier
1973Cereiphyllia tenuis Barta-Calmus
1974Cereiphyllia tenuis Beauvais and Beauvais
1994Cereiphyllia tenuis Alvarez et al.
2003Cladocora tenuis Baron-Szabo
2005Cladocora tenuis Baron-Szabo
2009Cladocora tenuis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusCladocoraEhrenberg 1834
speciestenuis()

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.

Cladocora tenuis Reuss 1868
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Diagnosis
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