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Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) zelandiae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) zelandiae was named by Squires (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS 221, N124 Petane, which is in a Nukumaruan offshore claystone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Eupsammia conradi, Eupsammia striata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) zelandiae Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
subgenusEupsammia
specieszelandiae

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available