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Brachyseris curtata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Latimaeandra curtata was named by Koby (1885).

It was recombined as Brachyseris curtata by Beauvais (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Latimaeandra curtata Koby
1964Brachyseris curtata Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusBrachyserisAlloiteau 1947
speciescurtata(Koby 1885)

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.

Brachyseris curtata Koby 1885
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Brachyseris curtata (93157)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Lorraine) Brachyseris curtata (93188 93189)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Ethiopia Latimaeandra curtata (93538)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Ethiopia Latimaeandra curtata (93501)