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Thamnasteriamorpha frechi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea frechi was named by Volz (1896). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Thamnasteriamorpha frechi by Melnikova (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Thamnastraea frechi Volz
1971Thamnasteriamorpha frechi Melnikova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyTropiastraeidaeCuif 1977
genusThamnasteriamorphaMelnikova 1971
speciesfrechi(Volz 1896)

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Lacian or 235.00000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Thamnastraea frechi (38160 38162)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Thamnastraea frechi (38164)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Thamnasteriamorpha frechi (85472)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) Thamnasteriamorpha frechi (85525)