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Mussidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Mussidae Ortmann
1956Mussidae Wells
2006Mussidae Baron-Szabo p. 42

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

Fm. Mussidae Ortmann 1890
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†Antilla batequensis Squires and Demetrion 1992
G. †Circophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Circophyllia costata Alloiteau 1949
†Circophyllia gibba Oppenheim 1901
†Circophyllia hantkeni Reuss 1870
†Circophyllia truncata Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Ghirobocyathus lagaensis Barta-Calmus 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ghirobocyathus Barta-Calmus 1969 [synonym]
G. †Cyclomussa Wells 1941
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†Cyclomussa carryensis Matheron 1900
†Cyclomussa concinna Wells 1941
G. †Cycloria Reuss 1854
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†Cycloria mariscali Felix 1891
Invalid names: Anisoria Vidal 1917 [synonym]
Subfm. †Faviinae Gregory 1900
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G. Colpophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Colpophyllia applanata Gerth 1923
†Colpophyllia duncani Wells 1935
†Colpophyllia elegans Budd et al. 1992
†Colpophyllia iranica Schuster 2002
†Colpophyllia malayica Gerth 1923
†Colpophyllia meandrinoides Michelin 1842
†Colpophyllia mexicanum Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
†Colpophyllia multisepta Chevalier 1961
Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772
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Invalid names: Colpophyllia breviserialis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
†Colpophyllia nicholasi Squires and Demetrion 1992
†Colpophyllia reagani Durham 1942
†Colpophyllia slavutytschensis Kuzmicheva 1987
Invalid names: Ceriosmilia Schuster 2002 [synonym]
G. †Desmocladia Reuss 1874
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†Desmocladia septifera Reuss 1874
G. Diploria Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Diploria antiguensis Vaughn 1919
†Diploria bowersi Vaughan 1917
Diploria clilvosa Ellis and Solander 1768
†Diploria dumblei Vaughan 1919
†Diploria portoricensis Vaughan 1919
†Diploria sarasotana Weisbord 1974
†Diploria zambensis Budd and Johnson 1999
G. †Grumiphyllia Wells 1937
G. †Indosmilia Gerth 1933
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†Indosmilia bantamensis Yabe and Eguchi 1941
†Indosmilia glabrata Reuss 1868
G. †Laterophyllia Kühn 1933
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G. Manicina Ehrenberg 1834
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†Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Manicina gyrosa Ellis and Solander 1786 [synonym], Manicina mayori Wells 1936 [synonym]
†Manicina geisteri Budd and Johnson 1999
†Manicina grandis Duncan 1864
†Manicina hydnophoroidea Duncan 1880
†Manicina jungi Budd and Johnson 1999
†Manicina pliocenica Gane 1895
†Manicina puntagordensis Weisbord 1968
Invalid names: Teleiophyllia Duncan 1864 [synonym]
G. Mussismilia Ortmann 1890
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Mussismilia harttii Verrill 1868
Mussismilia hispida Verrill 1901
†Mussismilia provincialis Matheron 1900
†Mussismilia vindobonensis Chevalier 1961
G. †Nefocoenia Oppenheim 1930
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†Nefocoenia favosites Oppenheim 1930
Invalid names: Hemiporites Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
G. †Petrophylliella Felix 1925
G. Pseudodiploria Budd et al. 2012
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Pseudodiploria clivosa Ellis and Solander 1786
G. †Variabilifavia Barta-Calmus 1973
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†Variabilifavia ausuganensis Budd and Bosellini 2016
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Invalid names: Diploria crebriformis Michelotti 1838 [synonym], Favia perrandi Prever 1922 [synonym]
G. Homophyllia Bruegemann 1877
G. †Indomussa Gerth 1921
G. Indophyllia Gerth 1921
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†Indophyllia borneensis Gerth 1923
†Indophyllia cylindrica Gerth 1921
G. †Leptomussa d'Archiardi 1867
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†Leptomussa falloti Chevalier 1961
†Leptomussa panteniana Catullo 1852
†Leptomussa variabilis d'Achiardi 1867
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Invalid names: Coelosmilia elliptica Reuss 1868 [synonym]
G. †Lithodendrum Agassiz 1847
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†Lithodendrum compressum Münster 1829
G. †Lithophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
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†Lithophyllia detrita Michelin 1842
Lithophyllia gigas Chevalier 1961
†Lithophyllia michelotti Michelin 1841
†Lithophyllia patula Sismonda 1871
†Lithophyllia robusta Kühn 1933
G. †Matejkia Eliasova 1974
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†Matejkia gigantea Eliasova 1974
G. Micromussa Veron 2000
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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]
G. †Palaeomussa Alloiteau 1952
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†Palaeomussa minor de Fromentel 1861
G. †Syzygophyllia Reuss 1860
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†Syzygophyllia brevis Reuss 1860
†Syzygophyllia elongata Sismonda 1871
†Syzygophyllia grandis Chevalier 1961
†Syzygophyllia hayesi Vaughan 1919
†Syzygophyllia tampae Weisbord 1973
Diagnosis
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