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Microsolena formosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Microsolena formosa was named by Morycowa and Decrouez (2006). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Hergiswil corals, Switzerland, which is in an Aptian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Schrattenkalk Formation of Switzerland.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Microsolena formosa Morycowa and Decrouez

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusMicrosolenaLamouroux 1821
speciesformosa

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Microsolena formosa Morycowa and Decrouez 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available