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Amphiastrea gracilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Amphiastrea gracilis was named by Koby (1888).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Amphiastrea gracilis Koby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusAmphiastreaEtallon 1859
speciesgracilisKoby 1888

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.

Amphiastrea gracilis Koby 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2014-05-02 03:18:08
Modified: 2014-05-02 03:18:08
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Hauterivian or 161.20000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Russian Federation (Adygeya) Amphiastrea gracilis (90019)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Amphiastrea gracilis (90018)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Amphiastrea gracilis (36533)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Georgia Amphiastrea gracilis (67511)