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Palastraea regia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Palaeosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophyllum regium was named by Phillips (1836).

It was recombined as Palastraea regia by Rodriguez et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Cyathophyllum regium Phillips
2013Palastraea regia Rodriguez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderAulophyllina
familyPalaeosmiliidaeHill 1940
genusPalastraeaMcCoy 1851
speciesregia(Phillips 1836)

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.

Palastraea regia Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Bashkirian or 335.90000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Canada (Nova Scotia) Palastraea regia (239335)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Morocco Palastraea regia (228328)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Spain (Andalusia) Palastraea regia (134298)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland Palastraea regia (34833)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Spain (Andalucia) Palastraea regia (79117)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Morocco Palastraea regia (79396 79405)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Morocco Palastraea regia (234374 234376)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Morocco Palastraea regia (224690)