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Monticulastraea solidior

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Monticulastraea solidior was named by Duncan (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Magar Pir, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Hydnophora solidior by Umbgrove (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Monticulastraea solidior Duncan
1946Hydnophora solidior Umbgrove
2014Monticulastraea solidior Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusMonticulastraeaDuncan 1880
speciessolidiorDuncan 1880

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.

†Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 27.30000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Iran Hydnophora solidior (41075 41076)
Chattian - Burdigalian27.3 - 15.98Somalia Hydnophora solidior (71068)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia (South Kalimantan) Monticulastraea solidior (109042)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Pakistan (Sind) Monticulastraea solidior (type locality: 11292)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Hydnophora solidior (25257)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran (Kerman) Monticulastraea solidior (87114)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Somalia Hydnophora solidior (79082)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Hydnophora solidior (45343)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Hydnophora solidior (124784)