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Thamnasteria tokushimaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Centrastrea tokushimaensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Kawaguchi-mura, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian perireef or subreef limestone in Japan.

It was recombined as Thamnasteria tokushimaensis by Kiessling (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Centrastrea tokushimaensis Eguchi
2008Thamnasteria tokushimaensis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThamnasteriaLeSauvage 1823
speciestokushimaensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Berriasian or 152.10000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Japan (Tokushima) Centrastrea tokushimaensis (type locality: 91386)