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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Caryophylliidae |
Genus: | Solenosmilia Duncan, 1873 [1] |
Species | |
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Solenosmilia is a genus of small corals in the family Caryophylliidae.
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus : [1]
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Myurella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Terebrinae of the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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Colangia is a genus of small corals in the family Caryophylliidae.
Coenosmilia is a genus of small corals in the family Caryophylliidae.
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