Marine Species Traits - Margarastraea Frech, 1896 †

Scleractinia taxon details

Margarastraea Frech, 1896 †

AphiaID

1439706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439706)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Isastraea (Margarastraea) klipsteini Frech, 1890 † accepted as Margarastraea klipsteini (Frech, 1896) † (type by monotypy)

Parent

Margarophylliidae Cuif, 1977 †

Original name

Isastraea (Margarastraea) Frech, 1896 †

Synonymised names

Isastraea (Margarastraea) Frech, 1896 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Margarastraea klipsteini (Frech, 1896) †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Isastraea (Margarastraea) Frech, 1896 †) Volz W. (1896). Die Korallenfauna der Trias. II. Die Korallen der Schichten von St. Cassian in Süd Tirol. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 443: 1-124, pls. 1-11. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Margarastraea Frech, 1896 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439706 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-06-04 10:04:17Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-05-06 16:55:43Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-06-09 11:59:23Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2025-05-21 09:24:04Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

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original description (of Isastraea (Margarastraea) Frech, 1896 †) Volz W. (1896). Die Korallenfauna der Trias. II. Die Korallen der Schichten von St. Cassian in Süd Tirol. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 443: 1-124, pls. 1-11. [details]

basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]

new combination reference Roniewicz, E.; Stanley, G. D. Jr (2013). Upper Triassic Corals from Nevada, Western North America, and the Implications for Paleoecology and Paleogeography. Journal of Paleontology, 87, 5: 934-964. [details]

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Diagnosis Meandroid, thin wall facultatively developed. Costosepta thick, distal margin exsert, lateral faces with rounded granules. Endotheca dissepimental. Microstructure margarophylliid. Increase by division of corallites. [details]

Remark One species in the Late Triassic of Europe, and two species reported from North America (Montanaro-Gallitelli et al. 1979) [details]

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