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Astrangia wilcoxensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrangia wilcoxensis was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Prairie Creek, which is in a Paleocene coastal siliciclastic in Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Astrangia wilcoxensis Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAstrangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
specieswilcoxensis

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.

Astrangia wilcoxensis Vaughan 1900
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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
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 2008, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Astrangia wilcoxensis (type locality: 87802)