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Coenastraea abakkaynata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Coenastraea abakkaynata was named by El-Asa'ad (1991). Its type locality is Jabal al Abakhayn (Ulayyah), Saudi Arabia, which is in an Oxfordian/Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Hanifa Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. maccoyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Coenastraea abakkaynata El-Asa'ad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusCoenastraeaEtallon 1859
speciesabakkaynata

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.

†Coenastraea abakkaynata El-Asa'ad 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available