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Stelidioseris major

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Actinastrea major was named by Morycowa (1971).

It was recombined as Stelidioseris major by Löser (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Actinastrea major Morycowa
2012Stelidioseris major Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusStelidioserisTomes 1893
speciesmajor(Morycowa 1971)

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.

Stelidioseris major Morycowa 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Albian or 130.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Bulgaria (Lovech) Actinastrea major (67609)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Actinastrea major (72040)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Greece Actinastrea major (74811)