| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora : Montipora grandis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora : Montipora grandis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Montipora |
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| Scientific Name | Montipora grandis Schuster, 2002 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Montipora grandis | species | belongs to Montipora | stated with evidence | Schuster, 2002 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Schuster. 2002. Scleractinian corals from the Oligocene of the Qom Formation (Esfahan-Sirjan fore-arc basin, Iran). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:5-55 |
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Montipora grandis
