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Acanthogyra columnaris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Acanthogyra columnaris was named by Ogilvie (1897).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Acanthogyra columnaris Ogilvie
2003Acanthogyra columnaris Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusAcanthogyraOgilvie 1897
speciescolumnarisOgilvie 1897

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.

Acanthogyra columnaris Ogilvie 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 161.20000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Iran (Tabas Area) Acanthogyra columnaris (41421)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Iran (Tabas Area) Acanthogyra columnaris (41422)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia Acanthogyra columnaris (68690)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Acanthogyra columnaris (68590)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland Acanthogyra columnaris (151577)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Georgia Acanthogyra columnaris (85933)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Acanthogyra columnaris (36533)