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Heterastraea tomesi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea tomesi was named by Duncan (1867).

It was recombined as Heterastraea tomesi by Beauvais (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Isastrea tomesi Duncan
1976Heterastraea tomesi Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyOppelismiliidae
genusHeterastraeaTomes 1888
speciestomesi(Duncan 1867)

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.

Heterastraea tomesi Duncan 1867
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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 Angulata to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom Heterastraea tomesi (42191)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Slovenia Heterastraea tomesi (87254)