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Alakiria spheroidea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Volzeiidae

Taxonomy
Alakiria spheroidea was named by Cuif (1976) [Cerioid colonial coral. Cerioid colonial coral.]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Alakiria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Alakiria sphaeroida Cuif

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyVolzeiidaeBeauvais 1980
genusAlakiriaCuif 1976
speciesspheroideaCuif 1976

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.

Alakiria spheroidea Cuif 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Hettangian or 227.30000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) Alakiria sphaeroida (38047)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Chile Alakiria spheroidea (34638)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile Alakiria spheroidea (58539)