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Caryophyllia denaria

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia denaria 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Caryophyllia denaria Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
speciesdenaria

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Caryophyllia denaria Wells 1976
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Diagnosis
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