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Stephanocoenia duncani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Stephanocoenia duncani was named by Foster (1987). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMB Loc. 16817 - Río Cano [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Zanclean reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. guadalupe, S. maxima, S. microtuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Stephanocoenia duncani Foster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusStephanocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesduncani

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.

†Stephanocoenia duncani Foster 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available