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Latusastrea ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Heterocoeniidae : Latusastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 152 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Heterocoeniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Heterocoeniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Heterocoeniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Turnsek. 1997. Mesozoic corals of Slovenia. ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Latusastrea alveolaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Latusastrea decipiens ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Latusastrea exiguis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Latusastrea irregularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Latusastrea polygonalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Latusastrea provincialis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Latusastrea d'Orbigny |
| 1997 | Latusastraea Turnsek |
| 2002 | Latusastrea Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Latusastrea Götz et al. |
| 2008 | Latusastrea Kiessling |
References
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!
