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Mussa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Mussa was named by Oken (1815) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1102]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mussidae by Veron (2000); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mussinae by Budd et al. (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Mussa Oken
2000Mussa Veron p. 64
2002Mussa Sepkoski
2012Mussa Budd et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyMussinaeOrtmann 1890
genusMussaOken 1815

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.

G. Mussa Oken 1815
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Mussa angulosa Pallas 1766
Mussa regalis Dana 1846
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available