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Actinaraea michoacanensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Actinaraea michoacanensis was named by Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor (2009). Its type locality is Loma de San Juan, coral reef, which is in an Aptian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Cumburindio Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Actinaraea michoacanensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusActinaraead'Orbigny 1849
speciesmichoacanensis

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.

Actinaraea michoacanensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
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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: 2008-02-10 09:04:12
Modified: 2008-02-10 11:04:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 121.40000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Mexico (Michoacan) Actinaraea michoacanensis (type locality: 89846)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Venezuela (State of Sucre) Actinaraea arborescens (78595)