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Astrocoenia bistellata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrea bistellata was named by Catullo (1856).

It was recombined as Stylocoenia bistellata by Kühn (1966); it was recombined as Astrocoenia bistellata by Barta-Calmus (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Astrea bistellata Catullo
1966Stylocoenia bistellata Kühn
1973Astrocoenia bistellata Barta-Calmus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusAstrocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbistellata(Catullo 1856)

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.

Astrocoenia bistellata Catullo 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Astrocoenia bistellata (227866)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Austria Stylocoenia bistellata (124305)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Astrocoenia bistellata (75454)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Indonesia (Sulawesi) Astrocoenia bistellata (26857)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Astrocoenia bistellata (41075)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Astrocoenia bistellata (22968 163836)