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Alveopora tampae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Alveopora tampae was named by Weisbord (1973). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ballast Point, Silex Bed [Tampa Limestone], which is in a Chattian/Aquitanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcadia Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Alveopora tampae Weisbord

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAlveoporaBlainville 1830
speciestampae

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.

Alveopora tampae Weisbord 1973
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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: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Aquitanian or 33.90000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Jamaica Alveopora tampae (69724)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Alveopora tampae (203918 203920)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Alveopora tampae (203875 203876 203879)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Jamaica Alveopora tampae (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Alveopora tampae (94182)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Venezuela Alveopora tampae (87067 87096)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Alveopora tampae (type locality: 92509 123677)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Colombia Alveopora tampae (201392 201393 201394 201395 201396 211329 211330)