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Columnocoenia nipponica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae

Taxonomy
Montastrea nipponica was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Haipe, Tanohata-mura, Moshi Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Moshi Sandstone Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Columnocoenia nipponica by Baron-Szabo (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Montastrea nagaoi Eguchi
1951Montastrea nipponica Eguchi
2009Columnocoenia nipponica Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyPachyphylliidaeBeauvais 1982
genusColumnocoeniaAlloiteau 1952
speciesnipponica()

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.

Columnocoenia nipponica Eguchi 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available