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Placosmilia copoyensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Placosmilia copoyensis 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Placosmilia copoyensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005Placosmilia copoyensis López-Pérez p. 83

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

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.

Placosmilia copoyensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available