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Silesiastraea weissermeli

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae

Taxonomy
Silesiastraea weissermeli was named by Morycowa (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kamien Slaski, Opole, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Karchowice Formation of Poland. It is the type species of Silesiastraea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Silesiastraea weissermeli Morycowa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyCuifastraeidaeMelnikova 1983
genusSilesiastraea
speciesweissermeli

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.

Silesiastraea weissermeli Morycowa 1988
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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: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Poland Silesiastraea weissermeli (type locality: 34729)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Poland Silesiastraea weissermeli (34731)