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Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis was named by Chevalier (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Le Peloua reef, Saucats Valley, Gironde, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Falun de Leognan Formation of France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusTarbellastraeaAlloiteau 1950
speciesaquitaniensis

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.

Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Badenian or 23.04000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Spain Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (69928)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (70241)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.04 - 11.63Libya Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (34499)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Aquitaine) Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (70203)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (70450)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (type locality: 70191 163838)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovenia Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis (22969)