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Platycoenia tarbellensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Platycoenia tarbellensis was named by Chevalier (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cabanes reef, Saint-Paul-les-Dax, Adour Valley, Landes, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Platycoenia tarbellensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
subfamilyAstrocoeniinaeKoby 1890
genusPlatycoenia
speciestarbellensis

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.

†Platycoenia tarbellensis Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available