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Columactinastraea formosissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea formosissima was named by Sowerby (1831).

It was recombined as Stephanocoenia formosissima by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849); it was recombined as Columactinastraea formosissima by Baron-Szabo (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Astrea formosissima Sowerby
1849Stephanocoenia formosissima Milne-Edwards and Haime
1998Columactinastraea formosissima Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusColumactinastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciesformosissima(Sowerby 1831)

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