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Goniastrea grandiflora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Goniastrea grandiflora was named by Felix (1915). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mandeo-Noil Timoe, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef limestone/marl in Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. hombroni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Goniastrea grandiflora Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusGoniastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgrandiflora

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.

†Goniastrea grandiflora Felix 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available