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Dendrastrea langrunensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Dendrastrea langrunensis was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is lectotype MNHN.F.R09178, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Dendrastrea langrunensis d'Orbigny p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDendrastrea
specieslangrunensis

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.

Dendrastrea langrunensis d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Chile Dendrastrea langrunensis (58742)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia Dendrastrea langrunensis (36667)