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Complexastrea seriata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9672223https://www.gbif.org/species/9672223
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)367531https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=367531
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastraea : Complexastrea seriata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastrea : Complexastrea seriata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusComplexastrea
speciesComplexastrea seriataTurnsek 1972
Generic NameComplexastrea
Scientific NameComplexastrea seriata Turnsek, 1972
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Complexastrea seriataspeciesbelongs to Complexastreastated with evidenceTurnsek, 1972
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Faviina)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Montlivaltiidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Faviina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2017. Scleractinian corals from the upper Berriasian of central Europe and comparison with contemporaneous coral assemblages. Zootaxa 4383(1):001-098

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Complexastrea lobata (Geyer, 1965)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastraea : Complexastrea lobata
Complexastraeopsis lobata (Geyer, 1965)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastraea : Complexastraeopsis lobata

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1965Complexastrea lobata Geyer
1972Complexastrea seriata Turnsek
1974Complexastraeopsis lobata Morycowa

References

Baron-Szabo R. C. (2017) Scleractinian corals from the upper Berriasian of central Europe and comparison with contemporaneous coral assemblages, Zootaxa 4383 1, 001-098 doi:doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4383.1.1
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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