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Deltocyathus taiwanicus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Deltocyathus taiwanicus Hu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDeltocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciestaiwanicus

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available