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Preverastraea multistella

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aulastraeoporidae

Taxonomy
Stylina multistella was named by Stoliczka (1873).

It was recombined as Preverastraea multistella by Löser (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Stylina multistella Stoliczka
2008Preverastraea multistella Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAulastraeoporidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusPreverastraeaBeauvais 1976
speciesmultistella(Stoliczka 1873)

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.

Preverastraea multistella Stoliczka 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 112.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Tanzania Preverastraea multistella (85356)