Taxonomy Profile: Pectiniidae (Vaughan and Wells 1943)

Pectiniidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pectiniidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Radiata
Phylum : Cnidaria
cnidarians |
coelenterates |
água viva |
anêmona |
caravela |
cnidario |
coral |
hidra |
cnidaires |
coelentérés |
Subphylum : Anthozoa
Class : Anthozoa
corals |
flower animals |
sea anemones |
água viva |
anêmona |
antozoário |
caravela |
corais |
gorgônia |
anémones de mer |
coraux |
Subclass : Hexacorallia
Order : Scleractinia
stony corals |
madrépores |
Suborder : Faviina
Family : Pectiniidae
Pectiniidae Direct Children(s):
Pectinia
(Oken 1815)
Echinophyllia
(Klunzinger 1879)
Oxypora
(Kent 1871)
Mycedium
(Oken 1815)
Physophyllia
(Duncan 1884)
Pectiniidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Stephen D. Cairns
Notes:
Research Scientist/Curator, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163, USA
Reference for:
Pectiniidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pectiniidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kuhlmann, Dietrich H. H.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1984-01-01 / 1984-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Living coral reefs of the world.
Page(s):
185
Publisher:
Arco Publishing, Inc.
Publication Place:
New York, NY
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pectiniidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cairns, Stephen D.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-08-01 / 1999-08-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Species richness of recent Scleractinia
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59
Page(s):
1-46
Publisher:
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pectiniidae
Pectiniidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pectiniidae: Comments