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Cycloseris discoidea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Cycloseris discoidea was named by Kossmat (1893). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gabun, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone in Gabon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cycloseris discoidea Kossmat p. 586 figs. Pl 2, figs 6a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCycloserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesdiscoidea

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Cycloseris discoidea Kossmat 1893
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Diagnosis
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