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Moltkia advena

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea

Taxonomy
Moltkia advena was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is S136 Kakanui, Kakanui Limestone, which is in a Whaingaroan marine limestone in the Kakanui Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Moltkia advena Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderGorgonaceaLamouroux 1816
genusMoltkia
speciesadvena

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Moltkia advena Squires 1958
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Diagnosis
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