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Latiastrea somaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Latomeandra somaensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Koyamada, Soma area, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal grainstone/lime mudstone in the Nakanosawa Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Latiastrea somaensis by Löser et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Latomeandra somaensis Eguchi
1951Latomeandra tosaensis Eguchi
2021Latiastrea somaensis Löser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusLatiastrea
speciessomaensis()

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.

Latiastrea somaensis Eguchi 1951
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Invalid names: Latomeandra tosaensis Eguchi 1951 [synonym]
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 161.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Japan (Fukushima) Latomeandra somaensis (type locality: 85574)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Japan (Kochi) Latomeandra tosaensis (91380)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Spain Latiastrea somaensis (220703)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain Latomeandra tosaensis (23537)