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Macgeopsis grandidieri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Epismilia grandidieri was named by de Fromentel (1873).

It was recombined as Macgeopsis grandidieri by Alloiteau (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Epismilia grandidieri de Fromentel
1958Macgeopsis grandidieri Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusMacgeopsisAlloiteau 1957
speciesgrandidieri(de Fromentel 1873)

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.

Macgeopsis grandidieri de Fromentel 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Macgeopsis grandidieri (48454)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis grandidieri (86490)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis grandidieri (86480)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis grandidieri (86481)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Georgia Macgeopsis grandidieri (85937)