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Oulophyllia crispa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Meandrina crispa was named by Lamarck (1816). It is extant. It is the type species of Oulophyllia.

It was recombined as Oulophyllia crispa by Matthai (1928).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Meandrina crispa Lamarck
1886Oulophyllia aspera Quelch
1928Oulophyllia crispa Matthai

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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
speciescrispa(Lamarck 1816)

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.

Oulophyllia crispa Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Oulophyllia aspera Quelch 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available