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Akasakapora

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Roemeriidae

Taxonomy
Akasakapora was named by Niko (2009). Its type is Akasakapora masutomii.

It was assigned to Roemeriidae by Niko (2009).

Species
A. masutomii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Akasakapora Niko pp. 44 - 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familyRoemeriidaePocta 1904
genusAkasakapora

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.

G. †Akasakapora Niko 2009
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Akasakapora masutomii Niko 2009
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Niko 2009Corallum ramose and partially reticulate; branches subcylindrical, composed of gently diverged corallites, whose most portions are contiguous and prismatic; some distal ends of corallites, however, indicate partial separation; calices deep, oblique; intercorallite walls slightly thicken in peripheral zone, but distinct stereozone is not developed; mural pores rare; septal spines well-developed; most dominant tabulae are infundibuliform that form axial or eccentric syrinx.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 265.10000 to 259.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Japan (Gifu) A. masutomii (229965)