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Astreopora sphaeroidalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Astrea sphaeroidalis was named by Michelin (1844).

It was recombined as Astreopora sphaeroidalis by Alloiteau (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. discoidalis, A. ehrenbergi, A. elegans, A. meneghiana, A. panicea, A. perexigua, A. solida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Astrea sphaeroidalis Michelin
1952Astreopora sphaeroidalis Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAstreoporaBlainville 1830
speciessphaeroidalis(Michelin 1844)

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.

†Astreopora sphaeroidalis Michelin 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:22:56
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:22:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Astreopora sphaeroidalis (77068)