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Amphiastrea yabei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Amphiastrea yabei was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Haipe, Tanohata-mura, Moshi Sandstone, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Moshi Sandstone Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Amphiastrea yabei Eguchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusAmphiastrea
speciesyabei

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.

Amphiastrea yabei Eguchi 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2014-05-02 03:18:08
Modified: 2014-05-02 03:18:08
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Amphiastrea yabei (type locality: 91323)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan Amphiastrea yabei (26197)