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Platycoenia jacksonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Platycoenia jacksonensis was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Jackson, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Mississippi. It is the type species of Platycoenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Platycoenia jacksonensis Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
subfamilyAstrocoeniinaeKoby 1890
genusPlatycoenia
speciesjacksonensis

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Platycoenia jacksonensis Vaughan 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available