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Stylocyathus besairiei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Stylocyathus besairiei was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ampasindava, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Stylocyathus besairiei Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusStylocyathusd'Orbigny 1849
speciesbesairiei

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Stylocyathus besairiei Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available