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Fungiastraea columellaris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea columellaris was named by Hackemesser (1936).

It was recombined as Astraeofungia columellaris by Löser et al. (2002); it was recombined as Fungiastraea columellaris by Morycowa and Decrouez (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Thamnastraea columellaris Hackemesser
2002Astraeofungia columellaris Löser and et al.
2006Fungiastraea columellaris Morycowa and Decrouez

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusFungiastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciescolumellaris(Hackemesser 1936)

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.

Fungiastraea columellaris Hackemesser 1936
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 122.46000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Fungiastraea columellaris (60375)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Fungiastraea columellaris (72040)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkey Fungiastraea columellaris (74506)