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Protoheterastraeidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae

Taxonomy
Protoheterastraeidae was named by Cuif (1977). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pachythecaliina by Turnsek (1997); and to Caryophylliina by Roniewicz and Michalik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Protoheterastraeidae Cuif
1997Protoheterastraeidae Turnsek
2002Protoheterastraeidae Roniewicz and Michalik p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
familyProtoheterastraeidaeCuif 1977
familyProtoheterastraeidaeCuif 1977

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.

Fm. †Protoheterastraeidae Cuif 1977
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G. †Carpathiphyllia Roniewicz and Michalik 2002
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†Carpathiphyllia regularis Roniewicz and Michalik 2002
G. †Paravolzeia Roniewicz et al. 2005
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†Paravolzeia alpina Roniewicz et al. 2005
†Paravolzeia timorica Roniewicz et al. 2005
G. †Pontebbastraea Roniewicz and Michalik 2002
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G. †Protoheterastrea Wells 1937
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†Protoheterastrea minor Turnsek and Buser 1989
†Protoheterastrea trnovensis Turnsek et al. 2003
G. †Remismilia Beauvais 1972
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†Remismilia granadensis Beauvais 1972
†Remismilia sublaevis Münster 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Sevatian or 247.20000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Protoheterastrea pseudocolumellaris (81050)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Goniocora sublaevis (202272)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary Volzeia sublaevis (42258)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Croatia Remismilia granadensis (174766)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia Volzeia sublaevis (36528)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Oman Protoheterastrea minor (24309)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand Volzeia sublaevis (34566)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Protoheterastraea konosensis (38133) Thecosmilia konosensis (34885)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Hexastraea leonhardi, Thecosmilia sublaevis (38161 38166) Hexastraea leonhardi, Thecosmilia sublaevis, Stylophyllopsis pontebbanae (38160) Thecosmilia sublaevis (38162)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Protoheterastrea minor (67806)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Protoheterastrea sp. (36691)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0East Timor Paravolzeia timorica (60120)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Oman Protoheterastrea minor (49417)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Lithodendron sublaeve (137429) Protoheterastrea fritschi, Protoheterastrea leonhardi, Thecosmilia sublaevis (34691) Thecosmilia sublaevis (69658)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Protoheterastrea hudajuznensis, Protoheterastrea leonhardi, Volzeia sublaevis, Protoheterastrea minor (36558) Protoheterastrea minor (68750 68753) Remismilia sublaevis (195833) Volzeia sublaevis (36535 36559 36562 36563 68740 68741 68747)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Greece Protoheterastrea leonhardi, Volzeia sublaevis, Protoheterastrea minor (38018)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Protoheterastrea konosensis (87227)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovakia Pontebbastraea sp., Protoheterastrea leonhardi, Carpathiphyllia regularis (31546)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorye) Protoheterastraea konosensis (141050)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovenia Protoheterastrea razorensis (68756)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Japan Paravolzeia alpina (165297)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Protoheterastrea konosensis (36692)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Protoheterastrea sp. (36693)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovenia Protoheterastrea sp. (36572)