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Isastrea salinensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Isastrea salinensis Koby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
speciessalinensis

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.

Isastrea salinensis Koby 1885
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Bajocian or 192.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Isastrea salinensis (33886)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Isastrea salinensis (58537)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Chile Isastrea salinensis (58547)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Germany (Bayern) Isastrea salinensis (87042 87043)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Switzerland Isastrea salinensis (162347)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France (Franche-Comte) Isastrea salinensis (86633)