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Cassianastraea reussi

Hydrozoa - Lemniscaterina - Cassianastraeidae

Taxonomy
Stylina reussi was named by Laube (1865). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jhirk, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian reef, buildup or bioherm horizon in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Cassianastraea reussi by Roniewicz and Stanley (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Stylina reussi Laube
1978Hydrosclera plumosa Gaetani and Fois
1998Cassianastraea reussi Roniewicz and Stanley p. 254 fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderLemniscaterinaGallitelli 1979
familyCassianastraeidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1980
genusCassianastraeaVolz 1897
speciesreussi(Laube 1865)

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.

Cassianastraea reussi Laube 1865
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Invalid names: Hydrosclera plumosa Gaetani and Fois 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Cassianastraea reussi (100454)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Cassianastraea reussi (42552 150772)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia Cassianastraea reussi (36562 68747)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Cassianastraea reussi (34691)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Cassianastraea reussi (38160 38161 38166 67620)