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Colpophyllia nicholasi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Colpophyllia nicholasi was named by Squires and Demetrion (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1220a [Bateque Fm], which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/reef rocks in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Colpophyllia nicholasi Squires and Demetrion p. 19 figs. Figure 36
2005Colpophyllia nicholasi López-Pérez p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusColpophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesnicholasi

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.

Colpophyllia nicholasi Squires and Demetrion 1992
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Diagnosis
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