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Astrangia coalingensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrangia coalingensis was named by Vaughan (1909) [from Arnold 1909, but attributed to Vaughan]. Its type specimen is USNM 15566 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Astrangia coalingensis Vaughan pp. 30, 34, 152 figs. pl. 23, fig. 3
1941Astrangia coalingensis Durham p. 278 figs. Figure 1a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAstrangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescoalingensisVaughan 1909

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.

Astrangia coalingensis Vaughan 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Astrangia coalingensis (194664 194665)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Astrangia coalingensis (19676 19678)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Astrangia coalingensis (194666)