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Leptastrea bewickensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Leptastreidae

Taxonomy
Leptastrea bewickensis was named by Veron and Pichon (1977). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Leptastrea bewickensis Veron and Pichon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyLeptastreidaeRowlett 2020
genusLeptastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbewickensisVeron and Pichon 1977

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.

Leptastrea bewickensis Veron and Pichon 1977
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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 Langhian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) Leptastrea bewickensis (124823 124824)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Leptastrea bewickensis (124783)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Leptastrea bewickensis (88044)