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Meandrophyllia cariacoensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Meandrophyllia cariacoensis was named by Wells (1944). Its type locality is Las Cinco Ceibas, which is in an Aptian/Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Barranquin Formation of Venezuela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Meandrophyllia cariacoensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyMeandrophylliinae
genusMeandrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
speciescariacoensis

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Diagnosis
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