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Nerthastraea orbignyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Nerthastraea orbignyi was named by Chevalier (1961). It is the type species of Nerthastraea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Nerthastraea orbignyi Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusNerthastraea
speciesorbignyi

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.

†Nerthastraea orbignyi Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Aquitanian or 33.90000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Libya Nerthastraea orbignyi (10964)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Nerthastraea orbignyi (70315)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.03 - 11.62Libya Nerthastraea orbignyi (34499)