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Millepora alcicornis

Hydrozoa - Milleporina

Taxonomy
Millepora alcicornis was named by Linnaeus (1758).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderMilleporina
genusMillepora
speciesalcicornisLinnaeus 1758

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.

Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Millepora alcicornis (42488)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Millepora alcicornis (211327)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Millepora alcicornis (146872)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Millepora alcicornis (60886)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Millepora alcicornis (75423 75424)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Cape Verde Millepora alcicornis (176655 176656)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Cape Verde Millepora alcicornis (92707)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Millepora alcicornis (85457)