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Favites abdita

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora abdita was named by Ellis and Solander (1786). It is extant.

It was recombined as Favites abdita by Vaughan (1918).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1786Madrepora abdita Ellis and Solander
1846Astrea virens Dana
1850Prionastraea crassior Milne-Edwards and Haime
1850Prionastraea quoyi Milne-Edwards and Haime
1850Prionastraea sulfurea Milne-Edwards and Haime
1879Prionastraea gibbosa Klunzinger
1915Favia crassior Felix
1918Favites abdita Vaughan
1918Favites virens Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
speciesabdita(Ellis and Solander 1786)

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.

Favites abdita Ellis and Solander 1786
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Invalid names: Favia crassior Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Favites virens Dana 1846 [synonym], Prionastraea gibbosa Klunzinger 1879 [synonym], Prionastraea quoyi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Prionastraea sulfurea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available