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Haimesiastraea conferta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Taxonomy
Haimesiastraea conferta was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Greggs Landing, Bells Landing Marl, which is in a Thanetian coastal sandstone/marl in Alabama. It is the type species of Haimesastraea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. groenlandica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Haimesiastraea conferta Vaughan
1922Haimesiastraea humilis Vaughan
1922Haimesiastraea peruviana Vaughan
1922Peruviastrea peruviana Vaughan p. 128
1922Haimesiastraea peruviana Vaughan p. 130 figs. Plate XXII, Fig. 2
1922Haimesiastraea humilis Vaughan p. 131 figs. Plate XXII
1922Haimesiastraea distans Vaughan p. 132
1941Montastrea parinasensis Wells p. 307
1941Haimesiastraea distans Wells p. 315
1941Peruviastrea peruviana Wells p. 316
2005Haimesiastraea distans López-Pérez p. 81
2005Haimesiastraea humilis López-Pérez p. 81
2005Haimesiastraea peruviana López-Pérez p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyColumastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusHaimesiastraea
speciesconferta

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.

†Haimesiastraea conferta Vaughan 1900
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Invalid names: Haimesiastraea distans Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Haimesiastraea humilis Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Haimesiastraea peruviana Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Montastrea parinasensis Wells 1941 [synonym], Peruviastrea peruviana Vaughan 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:22:37
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:22:37
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Lutetian or 72.10000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Peru (Piura) Montastrea parinasensis (86941)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Haimesiastraea conferta (91821 122614)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia Haimesiastraea peruviana (79275)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Haimesiastraea conferta (52354)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Argentina (Chubut) Haimesiastraea conferta (57164 57167)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (87802)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (type locality: 87828)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Haimesiastraea conferta (99718 99721 99727)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Haimesiastraea conferta (92465)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Peru (Piura) Haimesiastraea peruviana, Haimesiastraea humilis (86944)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (87834)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Haimesiastraea peruviana (85735)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Haimesiastraea distans (86942) Haimesiastraea peruviana, Haimesiastraea distans, Peruviastrea peruviana, Haimesiastraea humilis (86943)