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Cuifastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae

Taxonomy
Cuifastraea was named by Melnikova (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant. Its type is Cuifastraea granulata.

It was assigned to Cuifastraeidae by Turnsek (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. arthaberi, C. granulata (type species), C. lopatensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cuifastraea Melnikova
1997Cuifastraea Turnsek
2002Cuifastraea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyCuifastraeidaeMelnikova 1983
genusCuifastraeaMelnikova 1983

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. †Cuifastraea Melnikova 1983
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†Cuifastraea arthaberi Haas 1909
†Cuifastraea granulata Melnikova 1983
†Cuifastraea lopatensis Turnsek and Kosir 2000
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 Longobardian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 242.00000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0USA (Nevada) C. sp. (150772)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia C. arthaberi (36566)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (85472)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) C. granulata (38055) Tricycloseris sp. (85525)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan C. granulata (34648) C. tenuiseptata, C. granulata (34647)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Tajikistan C. granulata (138590)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) C. arthaberi (38141 38144)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Mexico (Sonora) C. granulata (34984)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Tajikistan C. incurva (34645) C. tenuiseptata, C. granulata (138588 138589)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovenia C. lopatensis (87253)