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Parastraeomorpha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Parastraeomorpha was named by Roniewicz (1989). Its type is Parastraeomorpha minuscula.

It was assigned to Astraeomorphidae by Roniewicz (1989); to Scleractina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. minuscula (type species), P. similis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Parastraeomorpha Roniewicz p. 93
2002Parastraeoiorpha Sepkoski
2002Parastraeoorpha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
genusParastraeomorpha

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.

G. †Parastraeomorpha Roniewicz 1989
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Parastraeomorpha minuscula Roniewicz 1989
Parastraeomorpha similis Roniewicz 1989
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: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Rhaetian or 232.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (California) P. sp. (33354)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Tajikistan P. miniscula, P. similis (42745)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) P. minuscula (97794)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru P. similis (144408)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Tajikistan P. miniscula, P. similis (34646)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria P. sp. (85472)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) P. similis (82663)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) P. minuscula (38144 38147) P. minuscula, P. similis (38141)