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Monticulastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Monticulastraea was named by Duncan (1880). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hydnophora by Bosellini (1999).

It was assigned to Faviidae by Chevalier (1961); and to Merulinidae by Kiessling (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Monticulastraea Duncan
1961Monticulastraea Chevalier
2021Monticulastraea Kiessling p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusMonticulastraeaDuncan 1880

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. †Monticulastraea Duncan 1880
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†Monticulastraea insignis Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Monticulastraea elongata Duncan 1880 [synonym], Monticulastraea inaequalis Duncan 1880 [synonym]
†Monticulastraea roseola Eliasova 1989
†Monticulastraea solidior Duncan 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 100.50000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Semirom) M. insignis (233113)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Czech Republic M. roseola (67562)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Saudi Arabia M. sp. (184845)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Serbia and Montenegro M. maeandrina (87672)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman M. insignis (206409 206411)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates M. insignis (12766)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates M. insignis (67456)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (Yazd) M. insignis (233246)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (South central Iran) M. insignis (233247)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Hydnophora insignis (145130)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Indonesia M. insignis (71057)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Libya M. sp. (10964)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Libya M. sp. (34498)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Hydnophora solidior (41075) Hydnophora solidior, Hydnophora inaequalis (41076)
Chattian - Burdigalian28.1 - 15.97Somalia Hydnophora solidior, Hydnophora insignis (71068)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Iran Hydnophora insignis (25254)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia (South Kalimantan) M. solidior (109042)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Pakistan (Sind) M. insignis, M. inaequalis, M. elongata, M. solidior (11292)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran (Kerman) M. solidior (87114)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Hydnophora solidior, Hydnophora insignis (25257)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Somalia Hydnophora solidior (79082)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Hydnophora solidior (45343)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Hydnophora solidior (124784)