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Acanthogyra multiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Acanthogyra multiformis was named by Ogilvie (1897).

It was recombined as Columnogyra multiformis by Lathuilière (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Acanthogyra multiformis Ogilvie
1997Acanthogyra multiformis Turnsek
2024Columnogyra multiformis Lathuilière

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusAcanthogyraOgilvie 1897
speciesmultiformisOgilvie 1897

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.

Acanthogyra multiformis Ogilvie 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
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: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 157.90000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Iran (Tabas Area) Acanthogyra multiformis (41422)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Acanthogyra multiformis (68686)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Acanthogyra multiformis (34612)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Acanthogyra multiformis (68585)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Acanthogyra multiformis (31283)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Acanthogyra multiformis (36533)