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Margarastreopsis confluens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Astrea confluens was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Oulophyllia confluens by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Margarastreopsis confluens by Beauvais (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astrea confluens Goldfuss pp. p. 65 figs. pl. 22 fig. 5
1850Oulophyllia confluens d'Orbigny p. 387
1964Margarastreopsis confluens Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusMargarastreopsis
speciesconfluens()

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.

Margarastreopsis confluens Goldfuss 1826
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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: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Margarastreopsis confluens (93216)