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Acropora ramosi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Acropora ramosi was named by Alvarez et al. (1989). Its type locality is Son Sastre, Mallorca, which is in a Rupelian intrashelf/intraplatform reef limestone in the Son Sastre Sandstones and Lutites Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Acropora ramosi Alvarez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciesramosi

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 ramosi Alvarez et al. 1989
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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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Spain Acropora ramosi (type locality: 92080 92083 92084)