Genus Cyphastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Cyphastrea Milne Edwards, H. & Haime, J. 1848. Note sur la classification de la deuxieme tribu de la famille des Astreides. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 27(20): 490-497 [494].
Type species:
Astrea microphthalma Lamarck, 1816 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Huang, D., Benzoni, F., Fukami, H., Knowlton, N., Smith, N.D. & Budd, A.F. 2014. Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 277–355 [304]
Distribution
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 30-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Zoe Richards |
| 05-Aug-2022 | FAVIINA Vaughan & Wells, 1943 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |