Genus Goniastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Goniastrea 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 [495].
Type species:
Astrea retiformis 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 [317]
General References
Veron, J.E. & Hudson, R.C.L. 1978. Ribbon Reefs of the Northern Region. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences 284: 3-21 (Veron Pichon & Wijsman-Best , 1977 :Source Reference)
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 |