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Actinacididae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

Taxonomy
Actinacididae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

It was assigned to Poriticae by Wells (1956); and to Fungiina by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Actinacididae Vaughan and Wells
1956Actinacididae Wells
1997Actinacididae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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.

Fm. †Actinacididae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Actinacis d'Orbigny 1849
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Actinacis alabamensis Vaughan 1900
Actinacis barretti Wells 1934
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Invalid names: Actinacis caribiensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym], Goniopora copoyensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym]
Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901
Actinacis elegans Reuss 1854
Actinacis haueri Reuss 1854
Actinacis magna Alloiteau 1958
Actinacis martiniana d’Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Actinacis cymatoclysta Felix 1906 [synonym], Actinacis multipartita Oppenheim 1930 [synonym], Actinacis parvistella Oppenheim 1930 [synonym]
Actinacis miyakoensis Eguchi 1951
Actinacis parvulina Eliasova 1974
Actinacis phineus Kolosvary 1956
Actinacis remesi Felix 1903
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Invalid names: Litharaea distans Felix 1906 [synonym]
Actinacis reussi Oppenheim 1930
Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864
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Invalid names: Actinacis conferta Reuss 1868 [synonym]
Actinacis sawkinsi Wells 1934
Actinacis valverdensis Wells 1933
G. †Actinhelia d'Orbigny 1849
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Actinhelia elegans Goldfuss 1826
G. †Elephantaria Oppenheim 1930
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Subg. †Elephantaria (Bosnopsammia) Oppenheim 1908
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Bosnopsammia katzeri Oppenheim 1908
Elephantaria lindstroemi Oppenheim 1930
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Invalid names: Goniopora hrpeljensis Turnsek 1998 [synonym]
Elephantaria tottoni Wells 1935
G. †Thamnarea Etallon 1864
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Thamnarea hornosensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
Thamnarea lithodes Felix 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available