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Columnocoenia safarratensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachyphylliidae

Taxonomy
Columnocoenia safarratensis was named by El-Asa'ad (1991). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Safarrat and Huraymilah (Ulayyah), Saudi Arabia, which is in an Oxfordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Hanifa Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Columnocoenia safarratensis El-Asa'ad

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

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Columnocoenia safarratensis El-Asa'ad 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available