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Latiastrea variabilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Microphyllia variabilis was named by Etallon (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Latiastrea variabilis by Beauvais (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Microphyllia variabilis Etallon
1964Latiastrea variabilis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusLatiastrea
speciesvariabilis(Etallon 1858)

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.

†Latiastrea variabilis Etallon 1858
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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: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Franche-Comte) Latiastraea variabilis (93095 93184)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Greece Latiastraea variabilis (86170)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Latiastraea variabilis (21257)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Latiastraea variabilis (89995)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Latiastraea variabilis (90017)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Mexico (Sonora) Latiastraea variabilis (85573)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Rhone-Alpes) Latiastraea variabilis (93270)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Spain Latiastraea variabilis (34611)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Latiastraea variabilis (68369 68370)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Latiastraea variabilis (68510)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Latiastraea variabilis (21268)