Acroporidae is a family of stony corals comprising several genera of major reef-building corals, including the genus Acropora, the staghorn and table corals, among the most diverse and widespread coral genera on Indo-Pacific and Caribbean reefs. Members typically grow in branching, plate-like or encrusting forms and are important architects of coral reef structure.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ137905, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Acroporidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Acroporidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 296
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Acroporidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Acroporidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 180.4 ... "early_interval": "Toarcian"
Wikidata: Acroporidae
Wikidata Q137905, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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