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Kobyastraea louisae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Kobyastraeidae

Taxonomy
Kobyastraea louisae was named by Morsch (1996). Its type locality is Barda Negra sud, Neuquen, Argentina, which is in a Bajocian marginal marine sandstone in the Lajas Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. pseudooculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Kobyastraea louisae Morsch p. 690

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyKobyastraeidaeRoniewicz 1970
genusKobyastraeaRoniewicz 1970
specieslouisae

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.

†Kobyastraea louisae Morsch 1996
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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: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina Kobyastraea louisae (type locality: 25417)