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Stephanosmilia madagascariensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Stephanosmilia madagascariensis was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Analavelona, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine horizon in Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Stephanosmilia madagascariensis 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
genusStephanosmiliaFromentel 1862
speciesmadagascariensis

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Diagnosis
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