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Astreopora meneghiniana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophora meneghiniana was named by d'Achiardi (1866).

It was recombined as Astreopora meneghiniana by Pfister (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Cyathophora meneghiniana d'Achiardi
1980Astreopora meneghiniana Pfister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAstreoporaBlainville 1830
speciesmeneghiniana(d'Achiardi 1866)

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 meneghiniana d'Achiardi 1866
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Astreopora meneghiniana (227866)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Astreopora meneghiniana (75454)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Astreopora meneghiniana (10703)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy Astreopora meneghiniana (69968)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) Astreopora meneghiniana (91899)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Greece Astreopora meneghiniana (79603)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Italy Astreopora meneghiniana (69939 69940 69941 69942 69944 69949 69954 69964 69965 69967 69971)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Astreopora meneghiniana (155215)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy Astreopora meneghiniana (27541 27546 69702)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Astreopora meneghiniana (41076)