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Septastrea altispina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Septastrea altispina was named by Cairns (1995). Its type locality is PPP# 326 - Cayo Agua [Cayo Agua Fm], which is in a Piacenzian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Cayo Agua Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. forebesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Septastrea altispina Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusSeptastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesaltispina

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.

†Septastrea altispina Cairns 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available