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Astreopora duwamishensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Astreopora duwamishensis was named by Durham (1942). Its type locality is A-3207, A-3208 Seattle, Duwamish River, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Astreopora duwamishensis Durham
2005Astreopora duwamishensis López-Pérez p. 81

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

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 duwamishensis Durham 1942
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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: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Astreopora duwamishensis (type locality: 91605)