Acropora piedmontensis is an extinct species of stony coral within the family Acroporidae.[1] The species was described from Piedmont, Italy, east of the city Turin, where it was found to have lived in the Burdigalian age in the early Miocene, 20.44 to 15.97 MYA.[2][3][4]
Acropora piedmontensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Acroporidae |
Genus: | Acropora |
Species: | †A. piedmontensis
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Binomial name | |
†Acropora piedmontensis Wallace & Bosselini, 2015
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References
edit- ^ WoRMS. "Acropora piedmontensis Wallace & Bosselini, 2015". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Acropora piedmontensis Wallace & Bosselini, 2015". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Acropora piedmontensis ✝". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.