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Acropora duncani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora duncani was named by Reuss (1867).

It was recombined as Acropora duncani by Kiessling (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bonelli, A. laurae, A. macrocalyx, A. saillans, A. suwanneensis, A. upchurchi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Madrepora duncani Reuss
2008Acropora duncani Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciesduncani(Reuss 1867)

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.

†Acropora duncani Reuss 1867
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Iran Acropora duncani (25254)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Madrepora duncani (109126 109132)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Indonesia Acropora duncani (164729 164736 164738)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Indonesia (Java) Acropora duncani (164737)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Madrepora duncani (71058)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Malaysia (Borneo) Acropora duncani (45349)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Madrepora duncani (62861)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Indonesia Acropora duncani (164723 164724 164727)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Madrepora duncani (108813 109008 109014)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia Acropora duncani (109227 109233) Madrepora duncani (109044 109216)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Java) Madrepora duncani (34722 62862)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Maluku) Madrepora duncani (127843 127845)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (East Kalimantan) Madrepora duncani (108805)