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Aulosmilia cuneiformes

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Placosmilia cuneiformes was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Aulosmilia cuneiformes by Turnsek (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Placosmilia cuneiformes Milne-Edwards and Haime
1978Aulosmilia cuneiformes Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyMeandrininaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusAulosmiliaAlloiteau 1952
speciescuneiformes(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)

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.

Aulosmilia cuneiformes Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 07:49:57
Modified: 2008-02-06 09:49:57
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available