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Latusastrea alveolaris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Explanaria alveolaris was named by Goldfuss (1829).

It was recombined as Latusastrea alveolaris by d'Orbigny (1850).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Explanaria alveolaris Goldfuss
1850Latusastrea alveolaris d'Orbigny

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusLatusastread'Orbigny 1850
speciesalveolaris(Goldfuss 1829)

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.

Latusastrea alveolaris Goldfuss 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Barremian or 150.80000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Latusastrea alveolaris (23904 34398)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Latusastrea alveolaris (23887)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico (Puebla) Latusastrea sp. (89865)