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Placophyllia minima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placophylliidae

Taxonomy
Placophyllia minima was named by Geyer (1955). Its type locality is Carrapateira, Faro, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/marl in Portugal.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Placophyllia minima Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyPlacophylliidaeEliasova 1990
genusPlacophylliad'Orbigny 1848
speciesminimaGeyer 1955

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Placophyllia minima Geyer 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available