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Fungiastraea gillieroni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea gillieroni was named by Koby (1887).

It was recombined as Fungiastraea gillieroni by Beauvais (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Thamnastraea gillieroni Koby
1964Fungiastraea gillieroni Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusFungiastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciesgillieroni(Koby 1887)

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: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Fungiastraea gillieroni (93114 93157)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Fungiastraea gillieroni (93134)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom Fungiastraea gillieroni (35300)