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Complexastrea seriata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Complexastrea seriata was named by Turnsek (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. nobilis

Synonyms
  • Complexastrea lobata was named by Geyer (1965).

    It was recombined as Complexastraeopsis lobata by Morycowa (1974); it was synonymized subjectively with Complexastrea seriata by Baron-Szabo (2018).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Complexastrea lobata Geyer
1972Complexastrea seriata Turnsek
1974Complexastraeopsis lobata Morycowa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusComplexastrea()
speciesseriataTurnsek 1972

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.

†Complexastrea seriata Turnsek 1972
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Invalid names: Complexastrea lobata Geyer 1965 [synonym]
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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 165.30000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Georgia Complexastrea lobata (85937)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Russian Federation (Adygeya) Complexastrea lobata (90019)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Complexastrea lobata, Complexastrea seriata (68690 68698)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Complexastrea lobata (89995)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Complexastrea lobata (34611)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Poland Complexastraeopsis lobata (21268)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Poland Complexastraeopsis lobata (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Complexastraeopsis lobata (36533)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Austria Complexastrea lobata, Complexastrea seriata (192209 192222) Complexastrea seriata (192214)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Complexastrea seriata (25535 221477)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Austria Complexastrea lobata (221478)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) Complexastrea lobata (83416)
Late/Upper Aptian - Albian119.57 - 100.5China (Xizang) Complexastrea lobata (74275)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Austria Complexastrea seriata (24266)