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Goldfussastrea toarciensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Goldfussastrea toarciensis was named by Beauvais (1986). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is J. Outita col de Moussanoua, Atlas Mountains, which is in a Toarcian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Goldfussastrea toarciensis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeFelix 1900
genusGoldfussastrea
speciestoarciensis

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.

Goldfussastrea toarciensis Beauvais 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 192.90000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) Goldfussastrea toarciensis (10701)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Slovenia Goldfussastrea toarciensis (87258)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Morocco Goldfussastrea toarciensis (type locality: 33594)