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Flexastrea serialis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Coryphylliidae

Taxonomy
Flexastrea serialis was named by Roniewicz and Stanley (2013). Its type specimen is UMIP 6616 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MI 8606, Mineral County, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Luning Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Flexastrea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Flexastrea serialis Roniewicz and Stanley p. 947 figs. 5.1-5.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyCoryphylliidaeBeauvais 1980
genusFlexastrea
speciesserialis

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.

Flexastrea serialis Roniewicz and Stanley 2013
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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: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Flexastrea serialis (type locality: 150752)