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Herpolitha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Herpolitha was named by Eschscholtz (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 184]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fungiidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Herpolitha Eschscholtz
1841Herpetolitha Leuckart
1956Herpolitha Wells
2002Herpolitha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusHerpolithaEschscholtz 1825

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. Herpolitha Eschscholtz 1825
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Herpolitha limax Esper 1797
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Invalid names: Herpetolitha crassa Dana 1846 [synonym], Herpolitha weberi van der Horst 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Herpetolitha Leuckart 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available