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Beneckastraea beneckei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Chorisastraea beneckei was named by Frech (1896) [Cerioid colonial coral]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Beneckastraea.

It was recombined as Beneckastraea beneckei by Cuif (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Chorisastraea beneckei Frech
1976Beneckastraea beneckei Cuif

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusBeneckastraeaCuif 1976
speciesbeneckei(Frech 1896)

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.

Beneckastraea beneckei Frech 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 08:34:13
Modified: 2008-02-10 10:34:13
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Chorisastraea beneckei (38166)