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Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis) subpolygonalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis) subpolygonalis was named by Morycowa (1971). It is not extant. Its type locality is Valea Izvorul Alb, Rarau area, NE Romania, which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal marl in Romania. It is the type species of Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis) subpolygonalis Morycowa

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

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: 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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Barremian or 129.40000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro Fungiastraea subpolygonalis (74799)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Romania Fungiastraea subpolygonalis (type locality: 69201 69202)