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Isastrea whitneyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea whitneyi was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Spring Branch-Cranes Mill region, Comal County, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Isastrea whitneyi Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeFelix 1900
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
specieswhitneyi

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 whitneyi Wells 1932
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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: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 125.77000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Venezuela Isastrea whitneyi (90531)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Chile (Copiapó) Isastrea whitneyi (222944)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Mexico (Michoacan) Isastrea whitneyi (89844 89851)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Isastrea whitneyi (1872 1878)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Isastrea whitneyi (74762 74763 type locality: 74764)