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Astya nielseni

Hydrozoa - Stylasterina - Stylasteridae

Taxonomy
Astya nielseni was named by Wells (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Vaingana, Eua Island, which is in an Eocene basin reef limestone in Tonga.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Astya nielseni Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
orderStylasterina
RankNameAuthor
familyStylasteridaeGray 1847
subfamilyStylasterinaeGray 1847
genusAstyaStechow 1921
speciesnielseni

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Astya nielseni Wells 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available