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Montipora grandis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Montipora grandis was named by Schuster (2002). Its type locality is Abadeh, Leptoseris-Stylophora assemblage, Iran, which is in a Chattian shallow subtidal limestone in the Qom Formation of Iran.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Montipora grandis Schuster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusMontiporaBlainville 1830
speciesgrandis

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.

Montipora grandis Schuster 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available