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Latiastrea mucronata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Latiastrea mucronata was named by Sikharulidze (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tskhanari, Caucasus, upper biostrome, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Latiastrea mucronata Sikharulidze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusLatiastrea
speciesmucronata

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.

Latiastrea mucronata Sikharulidze 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
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: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 145.00000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria Latiastrea mucronata (192211)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary Latiastraea mucronata (25151)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland (Alpstein  ) Latiastrea mucronata (233521)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) Latiastraea mucronata (35101)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Greece Latiastraea mucronata (74811)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Georgia Latiastraea mucronata (85425 type locality: 85430)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Mexico Latiastraea mucronata (21254)