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Leptoseris alternans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Leptoseris alternans was named by Gerth (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bungalun River, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. incrustans, L. sibolongensis, L. tenuis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Leptoseris alternans Gerth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusLeptoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesalternans

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.

†Leptoseris alternans Gerth 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available