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Tarbellastraea chevalieri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Tarbellastraea chevalieri was named by Bosellini (1996) [in Budd, Bosellini and Stemann, 1996]. Its type locality is Dolianova, which is in an Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Tarbellastraea chevalieri Bosellini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusTarbellastraeaAlloiteau 1950
specieschevalieriBosellini 1996

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.

Tarbellastraea chevalieri Bosellini 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Tarbellastraea chevalieri (70315)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy (Sardinia) Tarbellastraea chevalieri (type locality: 85110)