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Latusastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Latusastrea was named by d'Orbigny (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 821]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Heterocoeniidae by Turnsek (1997), Götz et al. (2005) and Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Latusastrea d'Orbigny
1997Latusastraea Turnsek
2002Latusastrea Sepkoski
2005Latusastrea Götz et al.
2008Latusastrea Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusLatusastread'Orbigny 1850

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. †Latusastrea d'Orbigny 1850
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†Latusastrea alveolaris Goldfuss 1829
†Latusastrea decipiens Prever 1909
†Latusastrea exiguis Fromentel 1862
†Latusastrea polygonalis de Fromentel 1862
†Latusastrea provincialis d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Latusastraea xigazeensis Liao and Xia 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Coniacian or 155.70000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Cryptocoenia brevis (93538)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Ethiopia Cryptocoenia brevis (93501)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal L. sp. (25327)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland L. sp. (151546)
Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian152.1 - 140.2Poland L. sp. (151545)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) L. alveolaris (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. alveolaris (23904 34398)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Spain L. exiguis (69144)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) L. sp. (87081)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Ukraine L. provincialis (77086)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Spain L. irregularis (56707)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Georgia L. exiguis (89961)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45France L. irregularis (65201)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Georgia L. decipiens (67512)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Turkmenistan L. provincialis (91685)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France L. irregularis (65198) L. provincialis (65200)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Poland L. decipiens, L. exiguis (67124) L. decipiens, L. exiguis, L. provincialis (67122 67123) L. exiquis (64118)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Ukraine L. sp. (67457)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico (Puebla) L. provincialis, L. irregularis, L. sp. (89865)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro L. decipiens (74793 74794)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Slovenia L. decipiens, L. exiguis (68728)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Romania L. sp. (221640)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain L. decipiens, L. provincialis (74894) L. provincialis (74893)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Tanzania L. irregularis (85348 85352)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan (Iwate) Astrocoenia japonica (91282 91321 91322 91324 91325 91326 91328)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) L. provincialis (35101)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland L. decipiens (72040)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany L. sp., L. provincialis (25535)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Romania L. exiguis (69201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece L. provincialis (34719)
Albian113.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) Latusastraea xigazeensis (80568)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Mexico L. provincialis (21254)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Xizang) Latusastraea xigazeensis (74280)
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Greece L. polygonalis (64253)