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Pironastrea discoides

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Pironastrea discoides was named by d'Achiardi (1875). It is the type species of Pironastrea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPironastread'Achiardi 1875
speciesdiscoidesd'Achiardi 1875

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.

Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi 1875
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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 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Lutetian or 59.20000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) Pironastrea discoides (79282)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Pironastrea discoides (75454)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Bosnia and Herzegovina Pironastrea discoides (179746)