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Pocillopora baracoaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy
Pocillopora baracoaensis was named by Vaughan (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baracoa, station 3476, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef marl in Cuba.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. solida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Pocillopora baracoaensis Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPocilloporidaeGray 1842
genusPocilloporaLamarck 1816
speciesbaracoaensis

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.

†Pocillopora baracoaensis Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available