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Thamnasteria iranensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnasteria iranensis was named by Pandey and Fürsich (2003). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is North of Kalshaneh, which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian reef, buildup or bioherm mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Badamu Formation of Iran.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Thamnasteria iranensis Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThamnasteriaLeSauvage 1823
speciesiranensis

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.

Thamnasteria iranensis Pandey and Fürsich 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.1 - 168.4Iran (Tabas Area) Thamnasteria iranensis (type locality: 41398)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Iran Thamnasteria iranensis (73966)