
Belongs within: Scleractinia.
The Pectiniidae are hermatypic corals that usually have thick, fleshy, colourful polyps with long, thin tentacles.
<==PectiniidaeM09
|--Oxypora Saville-Kent 1871V90
| |--O. glabra Nemenzo 1959M09
| `--O. lacera (Verrill 1864)M09
|--MycediumM09
| |--M. elephantotus (Pallas 1766)M09
| |--M. mancaoi Nemenzo 1979M09
| `--M. robokaki Moll & Borel-Best 1984RSM14
|--EchinophylliaM09
| |--E. aspera (Ellis & Solander 1788)M09
| |--E. echinata (Saville-Kent 1871)M09
| |--E. echinoporoides Veron & Pichon 1980M09
| `--E. orpheensis Veron & Pichon 1980M09
`--PectiniaM09
|--P. alcicornis (Saville-Kent 1871)M09
|--P. lactuca (Pallas 1766)M09
|--P. paeonia (Dana 1846)M09
|--P. pseudomeandrites d’Archiardi 1867NS93
`--P. teres Nemenzo & Montecillo 1981M09
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[M09] McKinney, D. 2009. A survey of the scleractinian corals at Mermaid, Scott, and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 77: 105–143.
[NS93] Nudds, J. R., & J. J. Sepkoski Jr. 1993. Coelenterata. In: Benton, M. J. (ed.) The Fossil Record 2 pp. 101–124. Chapman & Hall: London.
[RSM14] Richards, Z. T., A. Sampey & L. Marsh. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: scleractinian corals. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 84: 111–132.
[V90] Veron, J. E. N. 1990. Re-examination of the reef corals of Cocos (Keeling) Atoll. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (4): 553–581.