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Astreopora hemisphaerica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Astraeopora hemisphaerica was named by Duncan (1880). Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Astreopora hemisphaerica by Kiessling (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Astraeopora hemisphaerica Duncan
2008Astreopora hemisphaerica Kiessling

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

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 hemisphaerica Duncan 1880
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Pakistan (Sind) Astraeopora hemisphaerica (type locality: 11292)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Astreopora hemisphaerica (25257)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Somalia Astreopora hemisphaerica (79082 123804)