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Galaxea salayarensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Taxonomy
Galaxea salayarensis was named by Bromfield (2013). It is not extant. Its type locality is Benteng West, ISS1.4, Salayar Island, which is in a Pliocene reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone/grainstone in the Salayar Formation of Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. eleganntissima, G. fascicularis, G. fasicularis, G. pauciradiata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Galaxea salayarensis Bromfield

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyEuphylliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusGalaxeaOken 1815
speciessalayarensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Galaxea salayarensis Bromfield 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available