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Diploastrea alternicosta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae

Taxonomy
Thegioastraea alternicosta was named by Chevalier (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Le Peloua reef, Saucats Valley, Gironde, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Falun de Leognan Formation of France.

It was recombined as Diploastrea alternicosta by Kiessling (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Thegioastraea alternicosta Chevalier
2014Diploastrea alternicosta Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyDiploastraeidaeChevalier and Beauvais 1987
genusDiploastreaMatthai 1914
speciesalternicosta()

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.

Diploastrea alternicosta Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
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