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Madrepora granulata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Amphihelia granulata was named by Tenison-Woods (1880).

It was recombined as Madrepora granulata by Squires (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Amphihelia granulata Tenison-Woods
1958Madrepora granulata Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusMadreporaLinne 1758
speciesgranulata(Tenison-Woods 1880)

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.

†Madrepora granulata Tenison-Woods 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:46
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:25:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Waitakian or 59.20000 to 21.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0New Zealand Madrepora granulata (51083)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Madrepora granulata (51052 51085)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand Madrepora granulata (51080)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Madrepora granulata (89021)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (Auckland) Madrepora granulata (85549)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Madrepora granulata (89007)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand Madrepora granulata (89020)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Canterbury) Madrepora granulata (85545)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand Madrepora granulata (89009)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Waikato) Madrepora granulata (45004)