Colpophyllia

Colpophyllia
Temporal range: 33.9–present Ma
C. natans colony along the northern coast of Haiti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Mussidae
Genus: Colpophyllia
Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848[1]
Species

2, see text[1]

Synonyms
  • Ceriosmilia Schuster 2002
  • Hydnophyllia Reis 1889

Colpophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the Mussidae family.[1][2]

Species

The following species are currently recognized:[1][2]

Other species are reported as extinct:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Colpophyllia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  2. 1 2 "Colpophyllia". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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