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Thecosmilia cumanensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia cumanensis 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. choffati

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Thecosmilia cumanensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusThecosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescumanensis

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.

†Thecosmilia cumanensis Wells 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available