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Rhizangiidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny
1904Astrangidae Vaughan p. 439
1956Rhizangiidae Wells
1972Rhizangiidae Wells p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851

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. †Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny 1851
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G. †Arctangia Wells 1937
G. Astrangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Astrangia boreas Nomland 1917
Astrangia calhounensis Weisbord 1971
Astrangia clarki Durham 1942
Astrangia coalingensis Vaughan 1909
Astrangia cretacea Bölsche 1870
Astrangia danae Agassiz 1850
Astrangia expansa Vaughan 1900
Astrangia floridana Gane 1895
Astrangia grandis Nomland 1917
Astrangia harrisi Vaughan 1900
Astrangia insignifica Nomland 1916
Astrangia leonensis Weisbord 1971
Astrangia lineatus Conrad 1835
Astrangia ludoviciana Vaughan 1900
Astrangia manthelanensis Chevalier 1961
Astrangia persica Schuster 2002
Astrangia talquinensis Weisbord 1971
Astrangia vasconiensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Astrangia wilcoxensis Vaughan 1900
G. †Bathangia Keferstein 1859
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Bathangia sessilis Schlotheim 1820
G. Cladangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Cladangia aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961
Cladangia carryensis Matheron 1900
Cladangia crassoramosa Michelin 1847
Cladangia semispherica Defrance 1826
Invalid names: Stylopsammia Oppenheim 1930 [synonym]
G. †Cryptangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Cryptangia alloiteaui Kühn 1965
Cryptangia reptans Chevalier 1961
G. Culicia Dana 1846
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Culicia parasita Michelin 1847
G. Oulangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Oulangia gracilis Zuffardi-Comerci 1932
G. Phyllangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Phyllangia americana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Phyllangia blakei Wells 1947
Phyllangia divaricata Gerth 1923
Phyllangia epithecalis Lörenthey 1917
Phyllangia imbricata Gerth 1923
Phyllangia thilensis Chevalier 1961
G. †Platyhelia Tenison-Woods 1880
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Platyhelia distans Tenison-Woods 1880
G. †Reussangia Wells 1937
G. †Rhizangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Rhizangia aotearoa Squires 1962
Rhizangia brevissima Deshayes 1834
Rhizangia martini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Rhizangia padricensis Turnsek 1998
Rhizangia sedgwicki Reuss 1854
G. †Septastrea d'Orbigny 1849
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Septastrea altispina Cairns 1995
Septastrea crassa Holmes 1860
Septastrea kerioides Vaughan and Popenoe 1935
Septastrea marylandica Conrad 1841
Septastrea matsoni Vaughan 1919
Invalid names: Glyphastraea Duncan 1887 [synonym], Hexastraea Sismonda 1871 [synonym]
G. †Symbiangia Wells 1972
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Symbiangia vaughani Weisbord 1971
Invalid names: Astrangiidae Verrill 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Comments: azooxanthellatef
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (183 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Astrangia lamarensis (123575)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Arctangia sp. (35158)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Jordan Stylopsammia judaica (75613)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Astrangia cretacea (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Astrangia cretacea (123731)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Astrangiidae indet. (167697 167698)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Siderastrea cretacea (123470)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Siderastrea cretacea (7539)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Rhizangia sedwicki (27650)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Astrangia sp. (123004)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia Rhizangia sp. (79275)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Astrangia cretacea (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Septastrea kerioides (98822 122608)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Italy Rhizangia sp. (24269)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Astrangia wilcoxensis (87802)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Astrangia cretacea (22945)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Rhizangia sp. (216065)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Presov) Rhizangia sp. (216157)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) Rhizangia padricensis (79282 79288 79290 80825 80827 80832)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia Rhizangia sp. (79294)