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Fungiastraea excelsa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Fungiastraea excelsa was named by Beauvais and M'Rabet (1977). Its type locality is Corals of Djebel Siouf, which is in a Berriasian marine marl in the Sidi Kralif Formation of Tunisia.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Fungiastraea excelsa Beauvais and M'Rabet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusFungiastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciesexcelsa

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.

Fungiastraea excelsa Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Berriasian or 139.10000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Tunisia Fungiastraea excelsa (type locality: 79219)