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Polyastropsis marcoui

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea marcoui was named by Koby (1887).

It was recombined as Polyastropsis marcoui by Beauvais (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Thamnastraea marcoui Koby
1966Polyastropsis marcoui Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPolyastropsisAlloiteau 1957
speciesmarcoui(Koby 1887)

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.

Polyastropsis marcoui Koby 1887
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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: Bajocian or 170.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3France (Franche-Comte) Polyastropsis marcoui (86633)