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Diploastrea applanata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae

Taxonomy
Diploastrea applanata was named by Gerth (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gunung Kladi, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Indonesia.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Diploastrea applanata Gerth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyDiploastraeidaeChevalier and Beauvais 1987
genusDiploastreaMatthai 1914
speciesapplanata

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.

Diploastrea applanata Gerth 1925
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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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Diploastrea applanata (type locality: 109176)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia (Sumba) Diploastrea applanata (62851)