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Astreopora listeri
| Description | Astreopora listeri is a species of hard coral found in shallow water in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is an uncommon species with a wide range and is tolerant of turbid water, making it more resilient than some other corals to habitat disturbance. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern". From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astreopora_listeri, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Astreopora listeri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Astreopora listeri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Astreopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Astreopora listeri Bernard, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bernard, H. M. 1896. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) Volume II The genus Turbinaria, The genus Astraeopora. , London. Vol. 2: 1-106. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. R. C. Sheppard. 1987. Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymized compilation and some regional distributional patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin 307:1-32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Starflower Coral, ヒラアナサンゴ, 潛伏星孔珊瑚 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astreopora_listeri |
Fossil Distribution
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Astreopora horizontalis Bernard, 1896 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Astreopora horizontalis |
| Madrepora galaxea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Madrepora galaxea |
| Astreopora hirsuta Bernard, 1896 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Astreopora hirsuta |
| Siderastrea galaxea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Siderastrea galaxea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1786 | Madrepora galaxea Ellis and Solander |
| 1848 | Siderastrea galaxea Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1896 | Astreopora horizontalis Bernard |
| 1896 | Astreopora listeri Bernard |
References
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!
