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Crateroseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Taxonomy
Crateroseris was named by Tomes (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Synastreidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Crateroseris Tomes
1956Crateroseris Wells
2002Crateroseris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusCrateroserisTomes 1883

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. †Crateroseris Tomes 1883
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Crateroseris parvistella Negus and Beauvais 1979
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: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom C. parvistella, C. fungiformis (35300)