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Dipsastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Dipsastraea de Blainville
1941Barabattoia Yabe and Sugiyama
2000Barabattoia Veron p. 132
2014Dipsastraea Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusDipsastraeade Blainville 1830

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.

G. Dipsastraea de Blainville 1830
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Dipsastraea albida Veron 2000
Dipsastraea amicorum Edwards and Haime 1850
Dipsastraea favus Forskal 1775
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Invalid names: Favia affinis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Favia cavernosa Forskal 1775 [synonym], Favia savignyi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Orbicella borradailei Gardiner 1904 [synonym]
Dipsastraea lacuna Veron et al. 2000
Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879
Dipsastraea lizardensis Veron and Pichon 1977
Dipsastraea maritima Nemenzo 1971
Dipsastraea matthaii Vaughan 1918
Dipsastraea maxima Veron and Pichon 1977
†Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846
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Invalid names: Favia amplior Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Favia doreyensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Favia hululensis Gardiner 1904 [synonym]
Dipsastraea rotumana Gardiner 1899
Dipsastraea veroni Moll and Borel-Best 1984
Invalid names: Barabattoia Yabe and Sugiyama 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Huang et al. 2014Colonial, with intracalicular budding only. Corallites monomorphic and discrete (one to three centres); monticules absent. Coenosteum costate, moderate amount (< corallite diameter), limited (includes double wall) in some species. Generally, calice width medium
(4–15 mm), with medium relief (3–6 mm); few species with wider and/or deeper calice. Costosepta not confluent.
Septa in three cycles (24–36 septa). Free septa present but generally irregular (regular in Dipsastraea helianthoides and Dipsastraea laxa). Septa spaced six to 11 septa per 5 mm. Costosepta equal in relative thickness. Columellae trabecular and spongy (> three
threads), < 1/4 of calice width, and continuous amongst adjacent corallites. Paliform (uniaxial) lobes weak or moderate. Epitheca well developed and endotheca low−moderate (tabular).
Tooth base at midcalice circular. Tooth tip at midcalice irregular; tip orientation perpendicular to septum. Tooth height medium (0.3–0.6 mm) and tooth spacing medium
(0.3–1 mm), with > six teeth per septum. Granules scattered on septal face; irregular in shape. Interarea palisade.
Walls formed by dominant paratheca and partial septotheca; abortive septa absent. Thickening deposits fibrous. Costa centre clusters generally strong but highly variable; 0.3–0.6 mm between clusters; medial lines weak. Septum centre clusters weak; 0.3–0.5 mm
between clusters; medial lines weak. Transverse crosses present. Columella centres clustered.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (196 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary - Quaternary66.0 - 0.0Indonesia (Sumba) Favia pallida (62855)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy D. exilis (227866)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Marshall Islands Favia oligophylla (45355)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy D. costata, D. exilis, D. meneguzzoi, D. profunda (75454)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Favia favus (163836)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Italy D. subdenticulata (235291 235305 235306 235307)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Iran Favia laxa (25254)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia Favia speciosa (86769)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia D. sp. (164722)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Favia amicorum, Favia pallida, Favia laxa (25257)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Indonesia D. sp. (164740)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Fiji Favia laxa (124829)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Favia speciosa, Orbicella borradailei (62861)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Indonesia D. sp. (164753 164779)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Favia laxa (108813)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Favia laxa (42289)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Indonesia Favia pallida (109227) Favia speciosa (109243)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Favia matthaii (124782)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Favia speciosa (45343 45344)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) Favia laxa (109175)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malaysia D. maritima (216166)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Favia amplior (109650)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Maluku) Favia pallida (127844 127846)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia (Kalimantan Timur) Favia pallida, Favia favus (46490)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Favia pallida (108773 108775 108776) Favia rotumana (108772 108774) Goniastrea favus (71079) Orbicella borradailei (109674)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Favia pallida, Favia matthaii, Favia favus, Favia lizardensis (42736)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Favia favus (146990)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Timor) Favia amplior (62863)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Favia pallida, Favia laxa, Favia speciosa, Favia favus (80954)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Aceh) Favia speciosa (63115)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Paupa) Favia speciosa (62798)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Maluku) Favia pallida (127841 127842)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Favia speciosa (45335)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Taiwan Favia speciosa (63139)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan Favia amplior, Favia speciosa (34877) Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (34879) Favia speciosa (34881) Favia speciosa, Favia sp. (34878)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Orbicella laxa, Favia cavernosa (109651)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Philippines (Mindanao) Favia speciosa (45347)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indonesia Favia speciosa (42739)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Favia speciosa (85086 85088 85089 85092 85098 85100)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan Favia maxima (87989 87990) Favia pallida (87996)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Favia pallida (124792)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Japan Favia laxa (87981) Favia pallida (87892 87893 87980 87985 87988 87998 88000) Favia pallida, Favia lizardensis (87982)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indonesia Favia pallida, Favia laxa, Favia favus (104657)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Kalimantan) Favia favus (108807)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Indonesia (Maluku) Favia pallida (127815)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Pakistan Favia lizardensis (107990)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117New Caledonia Favia doreyensis (90068) Favia hululensis (90062)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Sudan Favia pallida, Favia speciosa, Favia rotumana (101414)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia (Jazan) D. sp., D. favus, D. lacuna, D. laxa, D. lizardensis, D. pallida, D. speciosa, D. maritima, D. albida (234198)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Taiwan Favia pallida, Favia speciosa, Favia sp. (63134)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Japan (Okinawa) Favia speciosa (63135 63136)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Japan Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (63137) Favia speciosa (63138)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Favia maxima (62778)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Indonesia Favia pallida (104745)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Papua New Guinea Favia pallida (127129)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Caledonia Favia pallida (89434 89437)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Queensland) Favia pallida (80738)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Favia pallida (120129 120130)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129French Polynesia Favia sp. (127269)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Jordan Favia speciosa (82754 82755)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Pitcairn Favia rotumana (85104 85106)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Favia favus (88041 88043) Favia pallida (88039 88044 88047 88048 88052 88053) Favia pallida, Favia laxa (88054)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Egypt (Red Sea) D. sp., D. pallida, D. speciosa (234196 234197)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Egypt Favia helianthoides (120212) Favia lacuna (120204) Favia laxa (120205) Favia lizardensis (120211) Favia rotumana (120209) Favia veroni (120203)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Favia pallida (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Favia favus (80803) Favia pallida (97666) Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (184506)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Favia speciosa, Favia cavernosa (93827)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Favia pallida (107971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Japan Favia pallida (89236)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Favia pallida (41604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Okinawa) Favia pallida (62788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Favia favus (88596) Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (88595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Gujarat) Favia speciosa (80600)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Favia sp. (71261)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Favia pallida (89436)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India Favia favus (76318) Favia matthaii, Favia favus (165868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Favia hululensis (90058) Favia pallida (90054 90055) Favia pallida, Favia affinis, Favia hululensis (90042) Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (90050 90052) Favia speciosa (90043 90053)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Favia favus (107991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu (Efaté) Favia laxa (109102)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Favia laxa (34475 103267 103269 103270) Favia laxa, Favia matthaii (103261) Favia matthaii (34477) Favia pallida (34476 103253 103258 103264 127130) Favia pallida, Favia laxa (103251 103256 103260 103263 103265 103266 103268) Favia pallida, Favia matthaii (103254 103255)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Favia pallida (109181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines (Bohol) Favia pallida (127139)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Favia pallida (176527) Favia pallida, Favia laxa, Favia speciosa (120128) Favia speciosa (176437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Pakistan Favia pallida, Favia speciosa, Favia favus (192909 192911 192912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Favia pallida (201412 201440) Favia pallida, Favia laxa, Favia favus (80955 80956 80958 80962) Favia pallida, Favia laxa, Favia speciosa (107972) Favia pallida, Favia laxa, Favia speciosa, Favia favus (80963) Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Favia pallida (89257) Goniastrea favus, Favia savignyi (102228)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Favia pallida, Favia favus (96956) Favia pallida, Favia speciosa (165207) Favia speciosa (165553 165554 165555)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India Favia speciosa (165793)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Favia sp. (97472)
Holocene (interglacial)0.0117 - 0.0Malaysia (Terengganu Darul Iman) Favia albidus (167463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Egypt (Red Sea) D. amicorum (234288)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Favia favus (97445) Favia pallida, Favia sp. (97444)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tuvalu Favia favus (97449)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Favia laxa, Favia speciosa, Barabattoia amicorum, Favia favus (97528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Favia speciosa (97661)