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Acropora exarata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora exarata was named by Michelotti (1838).

It was recombined as Acropora exarata by Chevalier (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bonelli, A. laurae, A. macrocalyx, A. saillans, A. suwanneensis, A. upchurchi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Madrepora exarata Michelotti
1961Acropora exarata Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciesexarata(Michelotti 1838)

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.

†Acropora exarata Michelotti 1838
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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 Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 28.10000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Acropora exarata (163836)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Acropora exarata (70241 70310 70315 163837)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97France Acropora exarata (70222)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Acropora exarata (163838)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Aquitaine) Acropora exarata (70203)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Acropora exarata (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France Acropora exarata (163846)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France Acropora exarata (70510 70511)