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Aggomorphastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Aggomorphastraea was named by Alloiteau (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Aggomorphastraea barrabei.

It was assigned to Latomeandridae by Beauvais (1966); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. barrabei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Aggomorphastraea Alloiteau
1966Aggomorphastraea Beauvais
2002Aggomorphastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusAggomorphastraea

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. †Aggomorphastraea Alloiteau 1958
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Aggomorphastraea barrabei Alloiteau 1958
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 Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 166.10000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Madagascar (Toliara) A. barrabei (86495)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Mahajanga) A. barrabei (86492)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia A. prima (36663)