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Astreopora tecta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Stylina tecta was named by Catullo (1856).

It was recombined as Astreopora tecta by Pfister (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Stylina tecta Catullo
1980Astreopora tecta Pfister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAstreoporaBlainville 1830
speciestecta(Catullo 1856)

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.

Astreopora tecta Catullo 1856
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Veneto) Astreopora tecta (180311)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Astreopora tecta (227866)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Astreopora tecta (75454)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Astreopora tecta (34481)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Astreopora tecta (10703)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Astreopora tecta (13354)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Astreopora tecta (145969)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy Astreopora tecta (69970)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) Astreopora tecta (91899)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Italy Astreopora tecta (69939 69940 69941 69943 69944 69946 69947 69949 69951 69952 69953 69964 69965 69971)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Astreopora tecta (155215)