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Latusastrea polygonalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocoenia polygonalis was named by de Fromentel (1862).

It was recombined as Latusastrea polygonalis by Löser (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Pleurocoenia polygonalis de Fromentel
1999Latusastrea polygonalis Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusLatusastread'Orbigny 1850
speciespolygonalis(de Fromentel 1862)

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 polygonalis de Fromentel 1862
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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 Middle Turonian to the top of the Coniacian or 93.50000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Greece Latusastrea polygonalis (64253)