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Goniopora aldrichi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Goniopora aldrichi was named by Vaughan (1941). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eocene Wilcox Bashi Marl, which is in a Ypresian marine marl in Alabama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. andersoni, G. gajensis, G. grandis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Goniopora aldrichi Vaughan p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusGonioporaBlainville 1830
speciesaldrichi

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.

†Goniopora aldrichi Vaughan 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available