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Isastrea salinensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea salinensis was named by Koby (1885).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Isastrea salinensis Koby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
speciessalinensisKoby 1885

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.

Isastrea salinensis Koby 1885
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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: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Bajocian or 189.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile Isastrea salinensis (58537)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Isastrea salinensis (33886)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Chile Isastrea salinensis (58547)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Germany (Bayern) Isastrea salinensis (87042 87043)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3France (Franche-Comte) Isastrea salinensis (86633)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Switzerland Isastrea salinensis (162347)