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Silesiastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae

Taxonomy
Silesiastraea was named by Morycowa (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-l Tr Anis-u Sepkoski's reference number: 869]. It is not extant. Its type is Silesiastraea weissermeli.

It was assigned to Cuifastraeidae by Morycowa (1988); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. weissermeli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Silesiastraea Morycowa
2002Silesiastraea Sepkoski

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

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. †Silesiastraea Morycowa 1988
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Silesiastraea weissermeli Morycowa 1988
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: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Poland S. weissermeli (34731)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Poland S. weissermeli (34729)