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Antillocyathus alatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Antillocyathus alatus was named by Cairns and Wells (1987). Its type locality is NMB Loc. 15871 - Rio Gurabo [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Messinian perireef or subreef siliciclastic/limestone in the Rio Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Antillocyathus alatus Cairns and Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAntillocyathusWells 1937
speciesalatus

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†Antillocyathus alatus Cairns and Wells 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available