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Aulastraeopora harrisi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aulastraeoporidae

Taxonomy
Blothrocyathus harrisi was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Pleasant Valley Crossing, Blanco River, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Aulastraeopora harrisi by Löser and Liao (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Blothrocyathus harrisi Wells
2001Aulastraeopora harrisi Löser and Liao

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAulastraeoporidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusAulastraeoporaPrever 1909
speciesharrisi()

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.

Aulastraeopora harrisi Wells 1932
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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 Aptian to the top of the Cenomanian or 125.00000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Xizang) Aulastraeopora harrisi (74258)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Italy Aulastraeopora harrisi (138340)
Albian113.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) Aulastraeopora harrisi (74276)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) Aulastraeopora harrisi (138822)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Blothrocyathus harrisi (type locality: 74763)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Greece (Fokida) Aulastraeopora harrisi (138887)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Aulastraeopora harrisi (138823 203933)