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Elasmocoenia rubrolineata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Latusastrea rubrolineata was named by Löser et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type locality is Copper, Benbow Inlier, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal limestone in the Devils Racecourse Formation of Jamaica.

It was recombined as Latusastraeopsis rubrolineata by Baron-Szabo (2009); it was recombined as Elasmocoenia rubrolineata by Kiessling (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Latusastraeopsis rubrolineata Baron-Szabo
2009Latusastrea rubrolineata Löser et al.
2014Elasmocoenia rubrolineata Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusElasmocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesrubrolineata()

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.

Elasmocoenia rubrolineata Löser et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Jamaica (Saint Catherine) Latusastrea rubrolineata (type locality: 89647)