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Holotype of Athecastraea fragilis Chevalier
Description Name of object: AthecastraeaSpecimen ID: MNHN
Type Specimen: Holotype
Locality: Saubrigues (Landes), France (Miocene)
Scale Bar Length: 4 mm
Orientation: calical surface
Preparation Method: Skeleton Surface
Imaging Method: Photograph
Copyright: 1983
Copyright Holder: MNHN
PNG file - 905.21 kB - 1 024 x 822 pixels added on 2023-02-24132 viewsScleractinia taxaDigital photo, entire species Montastraea (Athecastraea) Chevalier, 1961 † accepted as Montastraea Blainville, 1830checked Hoeksema, Bert 2023-02-24Digital photo, entire species Athecastraea fragilis Chevalier, 1961 † accepted as Montastraea fragilis (Chevalier, 1961) †checked Hoeksema, Bert 2023-02-24
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