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Ampakabastraea ampakabensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Ampakabastraea ampakabensis was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ampakabo, which is in a Bathonian perireef or subreef limestone in Madagascar. It is the type species of Ampakabastraea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Ampakabastraea ampakabensis Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusAmpakabastraea
speciesampakabensis

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.

Ampakabastraea ampakabensis Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Morycowa 1988, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Bathonian or 182.70000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Morocco Ampakabastraea ampakabensis (33594)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Madagascar (Toliara) Ampakabastraea ampakabensis (type locality: 86407)