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Hindeastraea discoidea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Hindeastraea discoidea was named by White (1888). It is not extant. It is the type species of Hindeastraea.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Hindeastraea discoidea White
1929Hindeastraea collinensis Hoffmeister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusHindeastraeaWhite 1888
speciesdiscoideaWhite 1888

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.

Hindeastraea discoidea White 1888
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Invalid names: Hindeastraea collinensis Hoffmeister 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
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: 2008-01-28 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Hindeastraea collinensis (123413)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Hindeastraea discoidea (123412)