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Plesiosmilia compressa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae

Taxonomy
Pleurosmilia compressa was named by Koby (1880).

It was recombined as Plesiosmilia compressa by Beauvais (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pleurosmilia compressa Koby
1964Plesiosmilia compressa Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMeandriinaAlloiteau 1952
familySmilotrochiidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusPlesiosmiliaMilaschewitsch 1876
speciescompressa(Koby 1880)

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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