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Discotrochus astericus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Discotrochus astericus was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is S146 Hampden Beach, which is in a Bortonian marine horizon in New Zealand.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Discotrochus astericus Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusDiscotrochusMilne-Edwards 1848
speciesastericus

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Discotrochus astericus Squires 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available