Blastomussa merleti

ID: 349

Major clade: Robust

Family molecules: Plesiastreidae

Family morphology: Mussidae

Added by: Andrew Baird

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External resources for this species:
- World Register of Marine Species
- AIMS factsheet and images: 107
- PaleoDB fossil records: 178836
- OBIS observation records

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Miscellaneous

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PaleoDB taxon id

178836 (id)

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Veron species id

107 (id)

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Conservation

77

IUCN Red List category

LC

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Ecological

65

Abundance GBR

uncommon

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Abundance world

common

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Depth lower

observations

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91

Depth upper

2 (m)

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97

Water clarity preference

turbid

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Wave exposure preference

protected

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Geographical

165

Eastern-most range edge

176.07293473 (deg)

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Geographical region

observations

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Indo-Pacific faunal province

observations

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167

Northern-most range edge

31.66792035 (deg)

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Ocean basin

pacific

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Range size

observations

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168

Southern-most range edge

-34.02524075 (deg)

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Western-most range edge

24.2726162 (deg)

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Morphological

182

Corallite width maximum

6 (mm)

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Corallite width minimum

3.8 (mm)

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Growth form typical

encrusting

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Phylogenetic

116

Genus fossil age

observations

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Genus fossil stage

Miocene

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Species age phylogeny

1.55337061111442 (mya)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

zooxanthellate

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