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Balanophyllia acostae
Taxonomy
Balanophyllia acostae was named by Jell et al. (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is Giralia Range, Miria Formation corals, which is in a Maastrichtian deep subtidal grainstone in the Miria Formation of Australia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. angusticalix, B. blakelyensis, B. cornu, B. demophyllum, B. dendrophylloides, B. desmophyllum, B. elaborata, B. fistula, B. haleana, B. inaequidens, B. irrorata, B. irrorata, B. malouinensis, B. ponderosa, B. subcylindrica, B. subirregularis, B. teglandi, B. circumsulcata, B. conicocompressa, B. elaborata, B. magna, B. parva
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Balanophyllia acostae Jell et al. |
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†Balanophyllia acostae Jell et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Australia (Western Australia) | Balanophyllia acostae (type locality: 123004) |