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Asterosmilia irregularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Asterosmilia irregularis was named by Cairns (1995). Its type locality is Lomas del Mar, eastern sequence, sample 1119, Limon Basin, which is in a Pleistocene transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone in the Moin Formation of Costa Rica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Asterosmilia irregularis Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAsterosmiliaDuncan 1867
speciesirregularis

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Asterosmilia irregularis Cairns 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available