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Merulinidae Verrill, 1866

100502  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100502)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Merulinidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Astrea Lamarck, 1801
  2. Genus Australogyra Veron & Pichon, 1982
  3. Genus Boninastrea Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
  4. Genus Caulastraea Dana, 1846
  5. Genus Coelastrea Verrill, 1866
  6. Genus Cyphastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  7. Genus Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830
  8. Genus Echinopora Lamarck, 1816
  9. Genus Erythrastrea Pichon, Scheer & Pillai, 1983
  10. Genus Favites Link, 1807
  11. Genus Fungophyllia Gerth, 1923 †
  12. Genus Goniastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  13. Genus Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  14. Genus Leptoria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  15. Genus Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834
  16. Genus Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  17. Genus Orbicella Dana, 1846
  18. Genus Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  19. Genus Paragoniastrea Huang, Benzoni & Budd, 2014
  20. Genus Paramontastraea Huang & Budd, 2014
  21. Genus Pectinia Blainville, 1825
  22. Genus Physophyllia Duncan, 1884
  23. Genus Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834
  24. Genus Scapophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  25. Genus Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  26. Genus Acanthelia Wells, 1937 † accepted as Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
  27. Genus Acanthopora Verrill, 1864 † accepted as Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
  28. Genus Actinhelia Duncan, 1880 accepted as Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  29. Genus Antillophyllia Vaughan, 1932 † accepted as Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (synonym)
  30. Genus Aphrastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (synonym)
  31. Genus Astraeosmilia Ortmann, 1892 accepted as Caulastraea Dana, 1846 (junior synonym)
  32. Genus Astroria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (synonym)
  33. Genus Barabattoia Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941 accepted as Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830 (junior synonym)
  34. Genus Bikiniastrea Wells, 1954 accepted as Barabattoia Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941 accepted as Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830
  35. Genus Caeloria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (synonym)
  36. Genus Callogyra Verrill, 1901 accepted as Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (synonym)
  37. Genus Caulastrea Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea Dana, 1846 (wrong spelling)
  38. Genus Clavarina Verrill, 1864 accepted as Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834 (synonymy)
  39. Genus Coelogyra Nemenzo, 1959 accepted as Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (synonym)
  40. Genus Coeloria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 (synonym, wrong spelling)
  41. Genus Dasyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Caulastraea Dana, 1846 (synonym)
  42. Genus Echinastrea de Blainville, 1830 accepted as Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
  43. Genus Favastrea de Blainville, 1834 accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (synonym)
  44. Genus Heliastraea Milne Edwards, 1857 accepted as Heliastrea Milne Edwards, 1857 † accepted as Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830
  45. Genus Heliastrea Milne Edwards, 1857 † accepted as Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830 (synonym)
  46. Genus Hydnophoraraea Oppenheim, 1930 accepted as Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  47. Genus Hydnophorella Delage & Hérouard, 1901 accepted as Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (synonym)
  48. Genus Monticularia Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (synonym)
  49. Genus Monticulina Saville-Kent, 1893 accepted as Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (synonym)
  50. Genus Mycedia Dana, 1848 accepted as Agaricia Lamarck, 1801
  51. Genus Paraclavarina Veron, 1985 accepted as Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834
  52. Genus Parapectinia Nemenzo & Montecillo, 1981 accepted as Pectinia Blainville, 1825 (synonym)
  53. Genus Parastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Dichocoenia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  54. Genus Phyllastraea Dana, 1846 accepted as Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (synonym)
  55. Genus Phyllastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  56. Genus Phymastraea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Phymastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (wrong spelling)
  57. Genus Phymastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Favites Link, 1807
  58. Genus Prionastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (synonym ?)
  59. Genus Staminocoenia Gregory, 1930 † accepted as Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  60. Genus Stephanocora Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
  61. Genus Trachypora Verrill, 1864 accepted as Oxypora Saville-Kent, 1871
  62. Genus Tridacophyllia Blainville, 1830 accepted as Pectinia Blainville, 1825 (synonym)
  63. Genus Trydacnophyllia Prever, 1921 accepted as Pectinia Blainville, 1825
  64. Genus Ulophyllia Milne Edwards, 1857 accepted as Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (synonym)
  65. Genus Wellsophyllia Pichon, 1980 accepted as Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (synony)
  66. Genus Boninastraea (uncertain, unassessed)
  67. Genus Phyllastraea Wilkes, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Merulinidae Verrill, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100502 on 2024-06-16
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012).  [details]   

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviina (Suborder) > Merulinidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Anthozoans, marine (characteristic of class) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Upper Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Pectiniidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
To WoRMS 
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