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Plesiastrea costata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae

Taxonomy
Plesiastrea costata was named by Duncan (1880). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. anomala, P. decipiens, P. digitata, P. eocenica, P. horizontalis, P. pedunculata, P. sindiana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Plesiastrea costata Duncan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyPlesiastreidaeDai and Hong 2009
genusPlesiastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescostataDuncan 1880

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.

†Plesiastrea costata Duncan 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available