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Tarbellastraea bragai

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Tarbellastraea bragai was named by Stemann and Budd (1996). Its type locality is Purchena, Spain, which is in a Tortonian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Tarbellastraea bragai Stemann and Budd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusTarbellastraeaAlloiteau 1950
speciesbragaiStemann and Budd 1996

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.

Tarbellastraea bragai Stemann and Budd 1996
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Tarbellastraea bragai (79599)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Tarbellastraea bragai (type locality: 34733 34734)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Tarbellastraea bragai (69855)