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Crassistella

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae

Taxonomy
Crassistella was named by Roniewicz (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-l Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acroporidae by Turnsek (1997); to Pamiroseriidae by Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan (1999); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Crassistella Roniewicz
1997Crassistella Turnsek
1999Crassistella Stanley, Jr. and Senowbari-Daryan p. 797
2002Crassistella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPamiroseriidaeMelnikova 1984
genusCrassistellaRoniewicz 1989

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. †Crassistella Roniewicz 1989
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†Crassistella juvavica Frech 1890
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Invalid names: Isastraea parva Smith 1927 [synonym]
†Crassistella vesiculosa Melnikova 1986
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: 2008-02-10 11:03:11
Modified: 2008-02-10 13:03:11
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Morycowa 1988, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 221.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Tajikistan C. juvavica (42745)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) Actinastraea juvavica (100506)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Iran (Isfahan) C. juvavica (138966 138967)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) C. juvavica (80017 82655) C. parvula, C. juvavica (80015) Rhaetiastraea vesiculosa (39897)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru C. juvavica (144410) C. vesiculosa (144408)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Yukon) C. sp., C. juvavica (38033)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) C. juvavica (22994)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovenia C. juvavica (68760)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) Rhaetiastraea vesiculosa (38055)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) C. juvavica (82659 82662)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) C. juvavica (33439)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Tajikistan C. juvavica (34646)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Alaska) C. juvavica (82656)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan C. juvavica (34647 34648)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Rhaetiastraea vesiculosa (40409)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Actinastraea juvavica (36815) Actinastrea juvavicum (25261) C. juvavica (58093)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Tajikistan C. parvula (138590)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Alaska) Stephanocoenia juvavica (33407)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Actinastraea juvavica (36807)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) C. juvavica (38141 38144)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Tajikistan C. juvavica (34645)