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Diploastrea vaughani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae

Taxonomy
Diploastrea vaughani was named by Wells (1933). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hiram Hall Ranch, which is in an Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Edwards Limestone Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. agglomerata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Diploastrea vaughani Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyDiploastraeidaeChevalier and Beauvais 1987
genusDiploastreaMatthai 1914
speciesvaughani

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.

†Diploastrea vaughani Wells 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available