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Actinastraea minima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Actinastraea minima was named by Beauvais (1986). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is J. Bou Dahar (Beni Tadjit), Atlas Mountains, which is in a Pliensbachian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Actinastraea minima Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastraead'Orbigny 1849
speciesminimaBeauvais 1986

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.

Actinastraea minima Beauvais 1986
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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 Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Barremian or 192.90000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Actinastraea minima (53791)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco Actinastrea minima (type locality: 33573)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Indonesia Actinastraea minima (68197)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Spain Actinastraea minima (69144)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Poland Actinastraea minima (64118)