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Archaeosmilia beata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Archaeosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Archaeosmilia beata was named by Melnikova (1975). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mynhajir Zone, SE-Pamir, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Gurumdy Formation of Tajikistan. It is the type species of Archaeosmilia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. menchikoffi, A. subrecta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Archaeosmilia beata Melnikova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyArchaeosmiliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusArchaeosmilia
speciesbeata

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.

†Archaeosmilia beata Melnikova 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available