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Goniopora ameliana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae

Taxonomy
Astrea ameliana was named by Defrance (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Goniopora ameliana by Kolosvary (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astrea ameliana Defrance
1956Goniopora ameliana Kolosvary

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyPoritidae
genusGonioporaBlainville 1830
speciesameliana(Defrance 1826)

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.

Goniopora ameliana Defrance 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:33:30
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:33:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Rupelian or 41.30000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Goniopora ameliana (34481 34482)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary Goniopora ameliana (123836 123843 123846)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Spain Goniopora ameliana (92080 92081 92083 92084)