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Astreopora gracilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Astreopora gracilis was named by Bernard (1896).

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
1896Astreopora gracilis Bernard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAstreoporaBlainville 1830
speciesgracilisBernard 1896

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 gracilis Bernard 1896
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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 Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.98000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Fiji Astreopora gracilis (124831)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan Astreopora gracilis (34877)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Japan (Okinawa) Astreopora gracilis (63135)