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Stephanophyllia hexaflora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Stephanophyllia hexaflora was named by Hu (1987). Its type locality is Tantzu, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene deep-water mudstone/siltstone in the Maanshan Formation of Taiwan.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Stephanophyllia hexaflora Hu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusStephanophylliaMichelin 1841
specieshexaflora

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available