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Heliopora mexicanae

Anthozoa - Helioporacea

Taxonomy
Heliopora mexicanae was named by Frost and Langenheim (1974). Its type locality is Copoya TM-1, which is in a Lutetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the San Juan Formation of Mexico.

It was recombined as Leptomussa mexicanae by López-Pérez (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Heliopora mexicanae Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005Leptomussa mexicanae López-Pérez p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderHelioporacea
genusHeliopora
speciesmexicanae

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.

Heliopora mexicanae Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available