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Galaxea acrhelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Taxonomy
Galaxea acrhelia was named by Veron (2000). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Galaxea acrhelia Veron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyEuphylliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusGalaxeaOken 1815
speciesacrheliaVeron 2000

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.

Galaxea acrhelia Veron 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-07 01:52:50
Modified: 2008-02-07 03:52:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Galaxea acrhelia (124781)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Galaxea acrhelia (124880)