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Heliastrea (Athecastraea)
Taxonomy
Heliastrea (Athecastraea) was named by Chevalier (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Athecastraea by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Heliastrea by Chevalier (1961); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Athecastraea by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Heliastrea by Chevalier (1961); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Athecastraea hufrahensis, Athecastraea maradahensis, Athecastraea patelliformis, Heliastraea fragilis, Heliastrea asteroides, Heliastrea exsculpta, Heliastrea fragilis, Heliastrea lilli, Heliastrea limbata, Heliastrea limbata, Heliastrea mellanica, Heliastrea oligophylla, Heliastrea ortiva, Heliastrea plana, Heliastrea puritana, Heliastrea raristella, Heliastrea simonyi, Heliastrea stellata
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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.
Subg. †Heliastrea (Athecastraea) Chevalier 1961
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†Heliastrea (Athecastraea) vesiculosa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rupelian | Libya | Athecastraea maradahensis (10964) | |
| Chattian | France | Heliastrea stellata (70067) Heliastrea vesiculosa (22968) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Libya | Athecastraea hufrahensis (42132) | |
| Aquitanian - Serravallian | Libya | Athecastraea maradahensis (34499) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy | Athecastraea patelliformis (70450) | |
| Burdigalian | France (Aquitaine) | Athecastraea vesiculosa (70203) | |
| Burdigalian | France | Heliastraea vesiculosa (163838) | |
| Langhian | France | Heliastrea vesiculosa (70313) |