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Aplopsammia collignoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Aplopsammia collignoni was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ambarimaninga, which is in an Albian offshore marl in the Ambarimaninga Formation of Madagascar. It is the type species of Aplopsammia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Aplopsammia collignoni Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAplopsammia
speciescollignoni

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.

Aplopsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:15:42
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:16:10
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Baron-Szabo 2002

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Aplopsammia collignoni (type locality: 86497)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Aplopsammia collignoni (77087)