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Complexastrea seriata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Complexastrea seriata was named by Turnsek (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. nobilis

Synonyms
  • Complexastrea lobata was named by Geyer (1965).

    It was recombined as Complexastraeopsis lobata by Morycowa (1974); it was synonymized subjectively with Complexastrea seriata by Baron-Szabo (2018).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Complexastrea lobata Geyer
1972Complexastrea seriata Turnsek
1974Complexastraeopsis lobata Morycowa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusComplexastrea(d'Orbigny 1850)
speciesseriataTurnsek 1972

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.

†Complexastrea seriata Turnsek 1972
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Invalid names: Complexastrea lobata Geyer 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 166.10000 to 85.80000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Georgia Complexastrea lobata (85937)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Russian Federation (Adygeya) Complexastrea lobata (90019)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Complexastrea lobata (89995)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia Complexastrea lobata, Complexastrea seriata (68690 68698)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Spain Complexastrea lobata (34611)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Complexastraeopsis lobata (21268)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Complexastraeopsis lobata (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Complexastraeopsis lobata (36533)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria Complexastrea lobata, Complexastrea seriata (192209 192222) Complexastrea seriata (192214)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) Complexastrea lobata (83416)
Late/Upper Aptian - Albian122.46 - 100.5China (Xizang) Complexastrea lobata (74275)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Complexastrea seriata (25535 221477)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Austria Complexastrea lobata (221478)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria Complexastrea seriata (24266)