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Kompsasteria oligocystis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae

Taxonomy
Isastraea oligocystis was named by Frech (1890). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Kompsasteria oligocystis by Roniewicz (1989), Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Isastraea oligocystis Frech
1989Kompsasteria oligocystis Roniewicz
2008Kompsasteria oligocystis Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
superfamilyVolzeioideaCuif 1977
familyCyclophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
genusKompsasteriaRoniewicz 1989
speciesoligocystis(Frech 1890)

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.

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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: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Kompsasteria oligocystis (80015)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Kompsasteria oligocystis (38144)