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Latusastrea irregularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocoenia irregularis was named by Toula (1884).

It was recombined as Latusastrea irregularis by Löser (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Pleurocoenia irregularis Toula
2008Latusastrea irregularis Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusLatusastrea
speciesirregularis(Toula 1884)

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: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 132.60000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Latusastrea irregularis (56707)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Mexico (Puebla) Latusastrea irregularis (89865)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Latusastrea irregularis (65201)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Latusastrea irregularis (65198)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tanzania Latusastrea irregularis (85348 85352)