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Synastrea garumnica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea garumnica was named by Vidal (1921). Its type locality is Isona, Barranco de la Posa, which is in a Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in Spain.

It was recombined as Synastrea garumnica by Bataller (1937).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Thamnastraea garumnica Vidal
1937Synastrea garumnica Bataller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusSynastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgarumnica()

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.

Synastrea garumnica Vidal 1921
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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: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Cataluna) Thamnastraea garumnica (type locality: 88323)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Synastrea garumnica (27651)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Synastrea garumnica (27646)