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Leptastreidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Leptastreidae

Taxonomy
Leptastreidae was named by Rowlett (2020). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Kiessling (2021).

Subtaxa
Leptastrea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Leptastreidae Rowlett
2021Leptastreidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyLeptastreidaeRowlett 2020
familyLeptastreidaeRowlett 2020

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.

Fm. Leptastreidae Rowlett 2020
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G. Leptastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Leptastrea bewickensis Veron and Pichon 1977
†Leptastrea bottae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Invalid names: Leptastrea immersa Klunzinger 1879 [synonym]
†Leptastrea hertleini Durham 1942
Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland 1952
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Invalid names: Leptastrea ehrenbergana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
†Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

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): 47.8 Ma

Collections (118 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Leptastrea hertleini (5544)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Leptastrea hertleini (7740)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Indonesia Leptastrea purpurea (71057)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) Leptastrea sp. (204564 205949)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Leptastrea transversa (146343)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Leptastrea sp. (79599 124239)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Fiji Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa (124829) Leptastrea sp. A (124828)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Leptastrea sp. A, Leptastrea transversa (85526) Leptastrea transversa (85530 85536)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) Leptastrea bewickensis (124823 124824)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Turkey Leptastrea sp. (62464)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia Leptastrea sp. (108778)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Leptastrea purpurea (45343 45344)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Leptastrea bewickensis (124783)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Leptastrea transversa, Leptastrea pruinosa (42736)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Leptastrea transversa (71079)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Leptastrea purpurea (80954)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Paupa) Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa (62798) Leptastrea sp. (62807)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Leptastrea purpurea (45335) Leptastrea transversa (45339)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan Leptastrea sp. (34878 34879)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Hawaii) Leptastrea sp. (22974)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Hawaii) Leptastrea sp., Leptastrea purpurea (105531)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Leptastrea purpurea (42739)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Leptastrea purpurea (124789 124790 124792) Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa (124787)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Leptastrea transversa (85086 85088 85089 85090 85091 85093 85094 85095 85098)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Japan Leptastrea pruinosa (87893)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Indonesia Leptastrea transversa (104656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117New Caledonia Leptastrea bottae (90062)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Leptastrea purpurea (22975)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117French Polynesia Leptastrea sp. (89554 89555 89556)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan Leptastrea purpurea (63137 63138)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Leptastrea transversa (85087)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) Leptastrea sp. (105528)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Leptastrea purpurea (62783)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Leptastrea sp. (88039 88047 88048 88051) Leptastrea sp., Leptastrea bewickensis, Leptastrea pruinosa (88044)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Philippines (Bohol) Leptastrea sp. (88868)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129French Polynesia (Tahiti) Leptastrea sp. (127245 127254)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117New Caledonia Leptastrea purpurea (109502)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Egypt Leptastrea transversa (120213)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.0117Iran Leptastrea sp. (89571)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Leptastrea bottae (80721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Leptastrea purpurea (103254 103265 103269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Leptastrea sp. (109187 109224)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Pakistan Leptastrea sp., Leptastrea transversa (192911)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Leptastrea sp. (89247)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Gujarat) Leptastrea transversa (80600)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Leptastrea purpurea (97666)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Leptastrea sp. (44911 63157 63187) Leptastrea sp. gp. 1 (63158) Leptastrea sp. gp. 2 (63169 63177 63185)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Leptastrea bottae, Leptastrea immersa (102228)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Leptastrea bottae (176437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Leptastrea transversa (107971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Leptastrea purpurea (80955 80958 80962 80963 201414) Leptastrea sp. (201440)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117New Caledonia Leptastrea ehrenbergana (90043 90050 90056) Leptastrea purpurea (90044) Leptastrea sp., Leptastrea ehrenbergana (90042) Leptastrea transversa (90052)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu Leptastrea sp. (97441)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Vanuatu Leptastrea sp. (89441)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Leptastrea transversa (104933 104936 104937)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa (96956)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Iran Leptastrea transversa (165791)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Leptastrea sp. (166541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Leptastrea sp. (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Leptastrea purpurea (97528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Leptastrea bottae (97661)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Leptastrea sp. (97463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Leptastrea purpurea, Leptastrea transversa (97445) Leptastrea transversa (97444)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Papua New Guinea (Morobe) Leptastrea sp. (97429)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Leptastrea sp. (96889 96890)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Leptastrea sp. (97442)