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Acanthogyra aptiana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Acanthogyra aptiana was named by Turnsek and Mihajlovic (1981). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Zljebine Creek near Donja Kamenica, which is in a Barremian/Aptian perireef or subreef limestone in Serbia and Montenegro.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Acanthogyra aptiana Turnsek and Mihajlovic

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusAcanthogyraOgilvie 1897
speciesaptiana

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Acanthogyra aptiana Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available