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Latusastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Latusastrea was named by D'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 821].

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Heterocoeniidae by Turnsek (1997), Götz et al. (2005), Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Latusastrea D'Orbigny p. 10
1997Latusastraea Turnsek
2002Latusastrea Sepkoski
2005Latusastrea Götz et al.
2008Latusastrea Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusLatusastrea

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. †Latusastrea D'Orbigny 1849
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†Latusastrea decipiens Prever 1909
†Latusastrea exiguis Fromentel 1862
†Latusastrea polygonalis de Fromentel 1862
†Latusastrea provincialis d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Latusastraea xigazeensis Liao and Xia 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Coniacian or 157.90000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Ethiopia Cryptocoenia brevis (93538)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Ethiopia Cryptocoenia brevis (93501)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal L. sp. (25327)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Poland L. sp. (151546)
Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian149.2 - 141.0Poland L. sp. (151545)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Spain L. exiguis (69144)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) L. sp. (87081)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine L. provincialis (77086)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Georgia L. exiguis (89961)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain L. irregularis (56707)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Poland L. decipiens, L. exiguis (67124) L. decipiens, L. exiguis, L. provincialis (67122 67123) L. exiquis (64118)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine L. sp. (67457)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Mexico (Puebla) L. provincialis, L. irregularis (89865)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4France L. irregularis (65201)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Georgia L. decipiens (67512)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Turkmenistan L. provincialis (91685)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France L. irregularis (65198) L. provincialis (65200)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Serbia L. decipiens (74793 74794)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Slovenia L. decipiens, L. exiguis (68728)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany L. sp., L. provincialis (25535)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece L. provincialis (34719)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Romania L. exiguis (69201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland L. decipiens (72040)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Romania L. sp. (221640)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 110.1Spain L. decipiens, L. provincialis (74894) L. provincialis (74893)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tanzania L. irregularis (85348 85352)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Astrocoenia japonica (91282 91321 91322 91324 91325 91326 91328)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Mexico (Sonora) L. provincialis (35101)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico L. provincialis (21254)
Albian113.2 - 100.5China (Xizang) Latusastraea xigazeensis (80568)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Mexico L. sp. (234722)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Xizang) Latusastraea xigazeensis (74280)
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Greece L. polygonalis (64253)