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Actinopora

Anthozoa - Favositida - Syringolitidae

Taxonomy
Actinopora was named by Vinassa da Regny (1918) [non Actinopora d'Orbigny 1852]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Syringolitidae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Actinopora Vinassa da Regny
1981Actinopora Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familySyringolitidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
genusActinoporaVinassa da Regny 1918

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.

G. †Actinopora Vinassa da Regny 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available