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Minasteria shastensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia shastensis was named by Smith (1927).

It was recombined as Actinastraea shastensis by Stanley (1979); it was recombined as Minasteria shastensis by Roniewicz and Stanley (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Astrocoenia shastensis Smith p. 132 figs. Pl 112, figs 11-13
1979Actinastraea shastensis Stanley
2013Minasteria shastensis Roniewicz and Stanley p. 959 figs. 10.1, 10.2, 10.5-10.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusMinasteria
speciesshastensis()

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.

Minasteria shastensis Smith 1927
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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: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Morycowa 1988, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Lacian or 237.00000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (California) Astrocoenia shastensis (33354)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Actinastraea shastensis (100412) Minasteria shastensis (150754 150762 150767 150769)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Actinastraea shastensis (100391)