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Tiarasmilia casteri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Tiarasmilia casteri was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Pleasant Valley Crossing, Blanco River, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Tiarasmilia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Tiarasmilia casteri Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusTiarasmilia
speciescasteri

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Tiarasmilia casteri Wells 1932
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Diagnosis
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