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Ceriostella variabilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Ceriostella variabilis was named by Roniewicz and Stanley (1998). Its type specimen is UMIP 18056 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed SC18, South Canyon, New Pass Range, which is in a Longobardian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Augusta Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Ceriostella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ceriostella variabilis Roniewicz and Stanley p. 250 figs. 3-6
2005Ceriostella variabilis Stanley fig. 1d,e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusCeriostella
speciesvariabilis

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.

Ceriostella variabilis Roniewicz and Stanley 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Morycowa 1988

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Lacian or 239.48000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Ceriostella variabilis (42552 type locality: 150771 150772)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Ceriostella variabilis (150754)