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Isopora curacaoensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Isopora curacaoensis was named by Budd and Wallace (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salina, ridges_59, Curacao, which is in a Piacenzian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Seroe Domi Formation of the Netherlands Antilles.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Isopora curacaoensis Budd and Wallace p. 1396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusIsopora(Studer 1878)
speciescuracaoensis

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.

Isopora curacaoensis Budd and Wallace 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:22:56
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:22:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands Antilles Isopora curacaoensis (41032 41033)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Isopora curacaoensis (type locality: 41036 41038 41039 41048)