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Diploastrea reussii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae

Taxonomy
Diploastrea reussii was named by Osberger (1955). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gunung Masigit, which is in an Oligocene/Aquitanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Rajamandala Formation of Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Diploastrea reussii Osberger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyDiploastraeidaeChevalier and Beauvais 1987
genusDiploastreaMatthai 1914
speciesreussii

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.

Diploastrea reussii Osberger 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Aquitanian or 27.30000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Indonesia (West Java) Diploastrea reussii (type locality: 123122)