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Isastrea whitneyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea whitneyi was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Spring Branch-Cranes Mill region, Comal County, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Isastrea whitneyi Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
specieswhitneyi

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Isastrea whitneyi Wells 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available