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Actinacis magna

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

Taxonomy
Actinacis magna was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ankotrofotsy-Masiadolo, which is in a Coniacian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Madagascar.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Actinacis magna Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusActinacisd'Orbigny 1849
speciesmagna

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.

Actinacis magna Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:28:52
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:28:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Pakistan Actinacis magna (146033)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) Actinacis magna (type locality: 86510)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Actinacis magna (145214)