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Dimorphastrea toucasi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Synastraea toucasi was named by Fromentel (1886).

It was recombined as Dimorphastrea toucasi by Tomás et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Synastraea toucasi Fromentel
1951Thamnasteria hiraigaensis Eguchi
2008Dimorphastrea toucasi Tomás et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusDimorphastread'Orbigny 1850
speciestoucasi(Fromentel 1886)

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.

Dimorphastrea toucasi Fromentel 1886
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Invalid names: Thamnasteria hiraigaensis Eguchi 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan (Iwate) Thamnasteria hiraigaensis (91321 91327 91328)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Spain Dimorphastrea toucasi (82689 82693)