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Protoseris robusta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae

Taxonomy
Protoseris robusta was named by Becker (1875).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Protoseris robusta Becker

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyCalamophylliidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusProtoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesrobustaBecker 1875

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.

Protoseris robusta Becker 1875
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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 Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Protoseris robusta (68809)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Protoseris robusta (34662)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Protoseris robusta (23904 34398)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Protoseris robusta (36533)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Protoseris robusta (36544)