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Astreopora digitata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Polysolenia digitata was named by Gerth (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Idanogawo-Sagaeaju, Nias, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene perireef or subreef limestone in the Nias Formation of Indonesia.

It was recombined as Astreopora digitata by Leloux and Renema (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Polysolenia digitata Gerth
2007Astreopora digitata Leloux and Renema

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

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 digitata Gerth 1925
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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: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia Polysolenia digitata (type locality: 109216)