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Amphiaulastrea rarauensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Amphiastraea rarauensis was named by Morycowa (1971). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Valea Izvorul Alb, Rarau area, NE Romania, which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal marl in Romania.

It was recombined as Amphiaulastrea rarauensis by Morycowa and Decrouez (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Amphiastraea rarauensis Morycowa
2006Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa and Decrouez

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusAmphiaulastreaGeyer 1955
speciesrarauensis()

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.

Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa 1971
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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: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Austria Amphiaulastrea rarauensis (221476)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Amphiaulastrea rarauensis (72040)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Amphiaulastrea rarauensis (221477)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Romania Amphiastraea rarauensis (type locality: 69201)