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Leptoseris glabra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Leptoseris glabra was named by Dinesen (1980). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Leptoseris glabra Dinesen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusLeptoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesglabraDinesen 1980

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.

Leptoseris glabra Dinesen 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Bahamas Leptoseris glabra (73641)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bahamas Leptoseris glabra (73642)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Bahamas Leptoseris glabra (73648 73659)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Leptoseris glabra (120218)