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Isastraea explanulata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Astrea explanulata was named by M'Coy (1848). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Isastraea explanulata by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857), de Fromentel (1861).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Astrea explanulata M'Coy p. 400
1857Isastraea explanulata Milne-Edwards and Haime p. 536
1861Isastraea explanulata de Fromentel p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusIsastraea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
speciesexplanulata()

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.

Isastraea explanulata M'Coy 1848
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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 2008, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available