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Leptoseris gardineri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Leptoseris gardineri was named by van der Horst (1921). It is extant.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Leptoseris gardineri van der Horst

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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
speciesgardinerivan der Horst 1921

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 gardineri van der Horst 1921
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Leptoseris gardineri (27591)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Bahamas Leptoseris gardineri (73642 73645)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Leptoseris gardineri (108772 108775)