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Campesteria prolixia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Campesteria prolixia was named by Caruthers and Stanley (2008). It is not extant. It is the type species of Campesteria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Campesteria prolixia Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusCampesteria
speciesprolixia

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.

Campesteria prolixia Caruthers and Stanley , Jr. 2008
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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: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Morycowa 1988, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Margarastraea pulchra (144408)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Campesteria prolixia (82663 82665)