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Columactinastraea favulus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea favulus was named by Thurmann (1864).

It was recombined as Stephanocoenia favulus by Ogilvie (1897); it was recombined as Columactinastraea favulus by Geyer (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Isastrea favulus Thurmann
1897Stephanocoenia favulus Ogilvie
1955Columactinastraea favulus Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusColumactinastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciesfavulus(Thurmann 1864)

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.

Columactinastraea favulus Thurmann 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
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: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Isastrea favulus (93094)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Columactinastraea favulus (36533)