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Elysastraea profunda

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Elysastraea profunda was named by Reuss (1854). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Elysastraea profunda Reuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
subfamilyMontlivaltiinaeDietrich 1926
genusElysastraea
speciesprofundaReuss 1854

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.

Elysastraea profunda Reuss 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Elysastraea profunda (100530 100531)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) Elysastraea profunda (38047)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Elysastraea profunda (100412)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Elysastraea profunda (100391 100423)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) Elysastraea profunda (100506 100512 100513)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Idaho) Elysastraea profunda (99505)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Elysastraea profunda (100532)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Elysastraea profunda (100468 100474)