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Actinastrea asteriscus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia asteriscus was named by Weissermel (1900).

It was recombined as Actinastrea asteriscus by Löser (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Astrocoenia asteriscus Weissermel
2008Actinastrea asteriscus Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesasteriscus(Weissermel 1900)

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.

Actinastrea asteriscus Weissermel 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 132.90000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Jamaica (Saint Catherine) Actinastrea asteriscus (89647)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Tanzania Actinastrea asteriscus (85347)