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Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyColumastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusPalaeoplesiastraea
speciescolumnaeformis

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (161338 161390)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (34734 34735)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (69924)