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Guembelastraea whiteavesi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Tropiastraeidae

Discussion

Cerioid

Taxonomy
Isastrea whiteavesi was named by Clapp and Shimer (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 13703, Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sutton Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Guembelastraea whiteavesi by Stanley (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Isastrea whiteavesi Clapp and Shimer p. 49 figs. Pl 40, figs 9, 10
1989Guembelastraea whiteavesi Stanley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyTropiastraeidaeCuif 1977
genusGuembelastraeaCuif 1976
specieswhiteavesi()

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.

Guembelastraea whiteavesi Clapp and Shimer 1911
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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: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Guembelastraea whiteavesi (45379) Isastrea whiteavesi (type locality: 33392)