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Monticulastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Monticulastraea was named by Duncan (1880). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydnophora by Bosellini (1999).

It was assigned to Faviidae by Chevalier (1961); and to Merulinidae by Kiessling (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Monticulastraea Duncan
1961Monticulastraea Chevalier
2021Monticulastraea Kiessling p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusMonticulastraeaDuncan 1880

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. †Monticulastraea Duncan 1880
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Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Monticulastraea elongata Duncan 1880 [synonym], Monticulastraea inaequalis Duncan 1880 [synonym]
Monticulastraea roseola Eliasova 1989
Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available