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Oulophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Oulophyllia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant. Its type is Oulophyllia crispa.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Faviidae by Veron (2000) and López-Pérez (2005); and to Merulinidae by Huang et al. (2014).

Synonyms
  • Ulophyllia was named by Milne-Edwards (1857).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Oulophyllia by Wells (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Oulophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1857Ulophyllia Milne-Edwards
2000Oulophyllia Veron p. 195
2002Oulophyllia Sepkoski
2005Oulophyllia López-Pérez p. 83
2014Oulophyllia Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusOulophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Oulophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Oulophyllia angustivallis Chevalier 1968
Oulophyllia bennettae Veron and Pichon 1977
Oulophyllia californica Durham 1942
Oulophyllia crispa Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Oulophyllia aspera Quelch 1886 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ulophyllia Milne-Edwards 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available