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Isastrea nantuacumensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea nantuacumensis was named by Beauvais (1966). Its type locality is Nantua, which is in a Bajocian perireef or subreef limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Isastrea nantuacumensis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusIsastrea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
speciesnantuacumensis

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.

Isastrea nantuacumensis Beauvais 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 174.10000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Canada (British Columbia) Isastrea nantuacumensis (78988)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Switzerland Isastrea nantuacumensis (162373)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3France (Rhone-Alpes) Isastrea nantuacumensis (type locality: 86632)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Centre) Isastrea nantuacumensis (85965)