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Stephanastrea jurassica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Stephanastrea jurassica was named by Roniewicz (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Stephanastrea jurassica Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusStephanastreaEtallon 1862
speciesjurassica

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.

Stephanastrea jurassica Roniewicz 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Stephanastrea jurassica (35198)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Uzbekistan Stephanastrea jurassica (91788 91827)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Spain Stephanastrea jurassica (34611 34612 34624)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Stephanastrea jurassica (35200 type locality: 35201)