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Margarastraea pulchra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Margarastraea pulchra was named by Montanaro-Gallitelli et al. (1979). Its type locality is Snake River, USGS M2672, which is in a Lacian shallow subtidal limestone in the Martin Bridge Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Margarastraea pulchra Montanaro-Gallitelli et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
subfamilyMontlivaltiinaeDietrich 1926
genusMargarastraeaFrech 1896
speciespulchra

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Margarastraea pulchra Montanaro-Gallitelli et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available