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Acropora piedmontensis âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7495885https://www.gbif.org/species/7495885
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)310887https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=310887
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora piedmontensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora piedmontensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciesAcropora piedmontensisWallace & Bosselini 2015
Generic NameAcropora
Scientific NameAcropora piedmontensis Wallace & Bosselini, 2015
Name Published InWallace, C. C.; Bosellini, F. R. (2015). Acropora (Scleractinia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe: species longevity, origination and turnover following the Eocene–Oligocene transition. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 13(6): 447-469.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acropora piedmontensisspeciesbelongs to Acroporastated with evidenceWallace and Bosellini, 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. C. Wallace and F. R. Bosellini. 2014. Acropora (Scleractinia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe: species longevity, origination and turnover following the Eocene–Oligocene transition. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2014Acropora piedmontensis Wallace and Bosellini

References

Wallace C. C., Bosellini F. R. (2014) Acropora (Scleractinia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe: species longevity, origination and turnover following the Eocene–Oligocene transition, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology doi:10.1080/14772019.2014.930525
Wallace, C. C.; Bosellini, F. R. (2015). Acropora (Scleractinia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe: species longevity, origination and turnover following the Eocene–Oligocene transition. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 13(6): 447-469. - via World Register of Marine Species
Wallace, C. C.; Bosellini, F. R. (2015) Acropora (Scleractinia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe: species longevity, origination and turnover following the Eocene–Oligocene transition: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 13(6): 447-469 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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