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Dermosmilia tuapensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermosmilia tuapensis was named by Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro La Espina, Tuape, Mexico, which is in an Aptian/Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Mural Limestone Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Dermosmilia tuapensis Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciestuapensisBaron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon 2003

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.

†Dermosmilia tuapensis Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon 2003
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Diagnosis
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