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Clausastrea saltensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Clausastrea saltensis was named by Alloiteau (1960). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Sault biostrome, Massif de Vaucluse, which is in an Aptian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Clausastrea saltensis Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusClausastread'Orbigny 1850
speciessaltensis

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.

Clausastrea saltensis Alloiteau 1960
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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: Barremian or 129.40000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Turkmenistan Clausastrea saltensis (91685 91686 91687)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Clausastrea saltensis (64071)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Clausastrea saltensis (64073)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46France Clausastrea saltensis (64078)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Poland Clausastrea saltensis (64118 67122 67123)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46France Clausastrea saltensis (64076 64081)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Clausastrea saltensis (type locality: 64075)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Poland Clausastrea saltensis (69200)