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Siderastrea washingtonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Siderastrea washingtonensis was named by Durham (1942). Its type locality is A-1807 Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, which is in a Chattian marine conglomerate in the Blakeley Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Siderastrea washingtonensis Durham
1944Siderastrea washingtonensis Durham p. 194
2005Siderastrea washingtonensis López-Pérez p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusSiderastreaBlainville 1830
specieswashingtonensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Siderastrea washingtonensis (type locality: 91614)