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Aulopora repens

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Auloporidae

Taxonomy
Milleporites repens was named by Knorr and Walch (1775).

It was recombined as Aulopora repens by Hinde (1890).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Milleporites repens Knorr and Walch p. 157 figs. Pl 6, fig 1
1890Aulopora repens Hinde p. 199 figs. Pl 8, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAuloporoidea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
familyAuloporidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusAuloporaGoldfuss 1829
speciesrepens(Knorr and Walch 1775)

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.

Aulopora repens Knorr and Walch 1775
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 432.90000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Norway Aulopora repens (14313)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Aulopora repens (131546)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Belgium (Liege) Aulopora repens (76514 76516)