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Acropora lavandulina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora lavandulina was named by Michelin (1840).

It was recombined as Acropora lavandulina by Chevalier (1961).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Madrepora lavandulina Michelin
1961Acropora lavandulina Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
specieslavandulina(Michelin 1840)

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 lavandulina Michelin 1840
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Burdigalian or 47.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France ( Picardie) Acropora lavandulina (79432)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Indonesia Acropora lavandulina (164755)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Acropora lavandulina (163836)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Acropora lavandulina (70232 70241 70244 70315 161396 163837)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Portugal (Setubal) Acropora lavandulina (92103)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Portugal Acropora lavandulina (92102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Acropora lavandulina (79599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Aquitaine) Acropora lavandulina (70203)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Acropora lavandulina (163838)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Acropora lavandulina (48653 70450)