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Isastrea tenuistriata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Astrea tenuistriata was named by M'Coy (1848). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Isastrea tenuistriata by Lathuilière (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Astrea tenuistriata M'Coy p. 400
1848Astrea tenuistriata MacCoy
1988Isastrea tenuistriata Lathuilière

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
speciestenuistriata(MacCoy 1848)

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.

Isastrea tenuistriata MacCoy 1848
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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: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Lorraine) Isastrea tenuistriata (38560)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Germany (Bayern) Isastrea tenuistriata (87042 87043)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Switzerland Isastrea tenuistriata (86614 162347 162373)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Slovakia (Trenčín) Isastrea tenuistriata (234461)