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Astreopora (Astreopora) spinulosum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Astreopora (Astreopora) spinulosum was named by Frost and Langenheim (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Simojovel road section B-8199, which is in an Eocene deep subtidal wackestone in the Ixtaclum Shale Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Astreopora (Astreopora) spinulosum Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005Astreopora (Astreopora) spinulosum López-Pérez p. 81

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

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 (Astreopora) spinulosum Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
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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: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Chiapas) Astreopora spinulosum (type locality: 85732)