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Leptoseris anguillensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Agaricia anguillensis was named by Vaughan (1919).

It was recombined as Leptoseris anguillensis by Stemann (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Agaricia anguillensis Vaughan
2003Leptoseris anguillensis Stemann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusLeptoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesanguillensis()

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.

Leptoseris anguillensis Vaughan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 28.40000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Leptoseris anguillensis (69725)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Leptoseris anguillensis (60261 60262 60264)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Leptoseris anguillensis (22971 22972)