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Stelidioseris decaphylla

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea decaphylla was named by Michelin (1846).

It was recombined as Astrocoenia decaphylla by Duncan (1863) and Felix (1903); it was recombined as Actinastrea decaphylla by Kuzmicheva (1987), Kiessling (2008); it was recombined as Stelidioseris decaphylla by Löser (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Astrea decaphylla Michelin
1863Astrocoenia decaphylla Duncan p. 440
1903Astrocoenia decaphylla Felix
1987Actinastrea decaphylla Kuzmicheva
2008Actinastrea decaphylla Kiessling
2012Stelidioseris decaphylla Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusStelidioserisTomes 1893
speciesdecaphylla(Michelin 1846)

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.

Stelidioseris decaphylla Michelin 1846
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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 Aptian to the top of the Lutetian or 119.57000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tanzania Actinastrea decaphylla (85348 85353)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Azerbaijan Actinastrea decaphylla (86677)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Bulgaria Actinastraea decaphylla (67563)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.2Georgia Astrocoenia decaphylla (91629)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Azerbaijan Actinastrea decaphylla (86824)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Bulgaria Actinastraea decaphylla (67575)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Egypt Astrocoenia decaphylla (34684)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Astrocoenia decaphylla (124263)