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Gablonzeria major

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Gablonzeriidae

Taxonomy
Isastraea major was named by Frech (1890). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Elysastraea major by Squires (1956); it was recombined as Gablonzeria major by Matzner (1986) and Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Isastraea major Frech
1956Elysastraea major Squires
1986Gablonzeria major Matzner
2008Gablonzeria major Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyGablonzeriidae
genusGablonzeriaCuif 1976
speciesmajor(Frech 1890)

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.

Gablonzeria major Frech 1890
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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: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 08:46:50
Modified: 2008-01-28 10:46:50
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Sevatian or 237.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Isastraea major (38133)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Slovenia Gablonzeria major (36564)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Gablonzeria major (38377)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Gablonzeria major (45379 82664)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Gablonzeria major (38141 38144)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Alaska) Elysastraea major (100532)