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Mussismilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Mussismilia was named by Ortmann (1890). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Mussismilia Ortmann
2000Mussismilia Perrin
2000Mussismilia Veron p. 32
2002Mussisiilia Sepkoski
2002Mussisilia Sepkoski
2012Mussismilia Budd et al.

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

G. Mussismilia Ortmann 1890
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Mussismilia harttii Verrill 1868
Mussismilia hispida Verrill 1901
Mussismilia provincialis Matheron 1900
Mussismilia vindobonensis Chevalier 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available