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Pamirastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Pamirastraea was named by Melnikova. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Melnikova (2001).

It was assigned to Margarophylliidae by Melnikova (2001).

Species

Synonymy list
p. 101 figs. pl. 19, fig. 1
YearName and author
2001Pamirastraea Melnikova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusPamirastraeaMelnikova

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.

G. †Pamirastraea Melnikova
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Pamirastraea pamirica Melnikova 2001
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: 2008-02-11 08:08:15
Modified: 2008-02-11 10:08:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available