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Pruvostastraea crassisepta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Tskhanarella crassisepta was named by Sikharulidze (1979). Its type locality is Tskhanari, Caucasus, upper biostrome, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Georgia.

It was recombined as Pruvostastraea crassisepta by Roniewicz (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tskhanarella crassisepta Sikharulidze
2008Pruvostastraea crassisepta Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAplosmiliidaeFromentel 1861
genusPruvostastraeaAlloiteau 1957
speciescrassisepta()

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.

Pruvostastraea crassisepta Sikharulidze 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Albian or 137.05000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Pruvostastraea crassisepta (87081 87083 87084)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Georgia Tskhanarella crassisepta (type locality: 85430)