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Plesiocoenia menabensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae

Taxonomy
Plesiocoenia menabensis was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Tongobory, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in Madagascar. It is the type species of Plesiocoenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Plesiocoenia menabensis Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMeandriinaAlloiteau 1952
familySmilotrochiidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusPlesiocoenia
speciesmenabensis

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Plesiocoenia menabensis Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available