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Kompsasteria

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae

Taxonomy
Kompsasteria was named by Roniewicz (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclophylliidae by Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Kompsasteria Roniewicz
2002Kompsasteria Sepkoski
2008Kompsasteria Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
superfamilyVolzeioideaCuif 1977
familyCyclophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
genusKompsasteriaRoniewicz 1989

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. †Kompsasteria Roniewicz 1989
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Kompsasteria salinaria Reuss 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) K. oligocystis (80015)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Isastrea salinaria (34635 36869)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) K. oligocystis (38144)