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Balanophyllia washingtonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia washingtonensis was named by Durham (1942). Its type locality is A-3207, A-3208 Seattle, Duwamish River, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Balanophyllia washingtonensis Durham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
specieswashingtonensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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