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Montastrea rotunda

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae

Taxonomy
Montastrea rotunda was named by Budd et al. (1992). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lago Alahuela, Panama, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm mudstone/limestone in the Gatuncillo Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Montastrea rotunda Budd et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyMontastraeidaeYabe and Sugiyama 1941
genusMontastreaBlainville 1830
speciesrotunda

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.

Montastrea rotunda Budd et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available