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Actinhelia elegans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

Taxonomy
Astrea elegans was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Actinhelia elegans by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astrea elegans Goldfuss
2008Actinhelia elegans Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusActinheliad'Orbigny 1849
specieselegans(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Actinhelia elegans Goldfuss 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:28:52
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:28:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Actinhelia elegans (85268 85271 85272 85273)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Actinhelia elegans (27647 27650 27658)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Actinhelia elegans (38870 74810 138913)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Actinhelia elegans (27646)