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Ceriostella

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Ceriostella was named by Roniewicz and Stanley (1998) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Ceriostella variabilis.

It was assigned to Margarophylliidae by Roniewicz and Stanley (1998); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pamiroseriidae by Roniewicz and Stanley (2013).

Species
C. martini, C. parva, C. variabilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ceriostella Roniewicz and Stanley
2002Ceriostella Sepkoski
2013Ceriostella Roniewicz and Stanley p. 953

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusCeriostella

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.

G. †Ceriostella Roniewicz and Stanley 1998
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†Ceriostella martini Smith 1927
†Ceriostella parva Smith 1927
†Ceriostella variabilis Roniewicz and Stanley 1998
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: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Morycowa 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 239.48000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Actinastraea sp. (100463) Actinastraea sp. 1, Actinastraea sp. 2 (100454)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0USA (Nevada) C. variabilis (42552 150771 150772)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (California) Stephanocoenia juvavica (33354)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (California) Stephanocoenia juvavica (144390)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria C. sp. (85472)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Astrocoenia martini (112234) Elysastraea parva, Actinastraea juvavica (100531) Isastrea parva (33424 112237)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Actinastraea sp. (100441) C. martini (33439 150739 150751 150762) C. martini, C. parva (150761) C. parva (150763 150764) C. variabilis, C. martini (150754) Elysastraea parva, Actinastraea juvavica, Actinastraea walteri (100412)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) Actinastraea sp. (100512 100513)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Actinastraea sp. (100395 100396 100398 100420 100421 100423) Actinastraea sp., Actinastraea juvavica (100435) Elysastraea parva, Actinastraea waltheri, Actinastraea juvavica, Actinastraea martini (100391)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Actinastraea sp. (100532 100533 100535)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Actinastraea sp. (146295)