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Synastraeidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Taxonomy
Synastraeidae was named by Alloiteau (1952).

It was assigned to Fungiicae by Wells (1956); to Fungiina by Beauvais (1986); and to Microsolenina by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Synastraeidae Alloiteau
1956Synastreidae Wells
1986Synastraeidae Beauvais
1997Synastraeidae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952

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. †Synastraeidae Alloiteau 1952
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G. †Crateroseris Tomes 1883
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†Crateroseris parvistella Negus and Beauvais 1979
G. †Dimorphoseris Duncan 1872
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†Dimorphoseris affinis Becker 1875
†Dimorphoseris helianthus Becker 1875
†Dimorphoseris rossi Gregory 1921
†Dimorphoseris tabayamensis Nishimiya and Yamagiwa 1973
G. †Edwardsoseris Alloiteau 1946
G. †Grandifavia Babaev 1964
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†Grandifavia bendukidzeae Babaev 1964
G. †Synastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Synastraea constricta Étallon 1859
†Synastraea contorta de Fromentel 1861
†Synastrea agaricites Goldfuss 1826
†Synastrea babeana d'Orbigny 1850
†Synastrea bellula d'Orbigny 1850
†Synastrea collinaria d'Orbigny 1850
†Synastrea confusa d'Orbigny 1850
†Synastrea delemontana Koby 1887
†Synastrea dubia de Fromentel 1861
†Synastrea excavata d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Thamnastrea thurmani Milne Edwards and Haime 1851 [objective synonym]
†Synastrea foliacea Quenstedt 1852
†Synastrea garumnica Vidal 1921
†Synastrea geometrica Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Synastrea subflabellata Alloiteau 1951 [synonym]
†Synastrea hemisphaerica Blainville 1830
†Synastrea lamourouxi Michelin 1846
†Synastrea microsolenoides Roniewicz 2008
†Synastrea parallela Reuss 1846
†Synastrea procera Reuss 1854
†Synastrea subagaricites Becker 1875
†Synastrea subconica Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
†Thamnastraea arduennensis d'Orbigny 1850
†Thamnastraea complanata d'Orbigny 1850
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 07:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 192.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy Synastrea sp. (68352)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Murcia) Synastrea walfordi (38080)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand Kobyastraea subagaricites (79542)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Tanzania Dimorphoseris rossi (85938)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Romania (Central Dobrogea) Edwardsoseris sp. (38191)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Saudi Arabia Synastrea delemontana (28064)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Synastrea delemontana (93153)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Franche-Comte) Synastrea dubia, Synastrea delemontana (93102)
Oxfordian - Tithonian161.5 - 143.1Japan (Yamanashi) Dimorphoseris tabayamensis (85626)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom Crateroseris parvistella, Crateroseris fungiformis (35300)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Azerbaijan Grandifavia bendukidzeae (78448)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Synastrea dubia, Synastrea subagaricites (68590)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Synastrea dubia (68694) Synastrea subagaricites (68684)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Synastrea dubia, Synastrea foliacea (68600) Synastrea subagaricites (68585)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Dimorphoseris sp., Synastrea subagaricites (68220)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Bulgaria (Pernik) Synastrea microsolenoides (87061)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Synastrea sp. (34608)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dimorphoseris sp., Synastrea foliacea (34398) Synastrea foliacea, Dimorphoseris helianthus, Dimorphoseris affinis (23904)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Synastrea pseudarachnoides (36533)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Bulgaria Synastrea sp. (151494)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Kenya Astraeofungia mombassana (85379)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) Synastrea sp. (233111)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Tunisia Synastrea subconica (79219)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Synastrea microsolenoides (87078 87084)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary Synastrea bellula (25151)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Georgia Synastrea bellula (89974)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Mexico (Puebla) Synastrea agaricites (89865)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece Synastrea dubia, Dimorphastrea parallela (34719)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain Synastrea sp. (67606)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Mexico (Sonora) Synastrea bellula (35101)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Synastrea pinnata, Synastrea columellaris, Synastrea magna (87797)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Sachsen) Synastrea sp. (74192)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Greece Synastrea sp. (203930 204527 204528)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain Synastrea sp. (23537)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Dimorphastrea parallela (34737 35105 35106 35134 35138 35162)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovakia Synastrea carinata, Synastrea sp. (87241)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Synastrea sp. (160830)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Dimorphastrea parallela (35144)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Bulgaria Synastraea granifera (67563)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Dimorphastrea parallela (35143)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Austria Synastrea agaricites (27296)
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Greece Synastrea sp. (64253)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.2Georgia Thamnastraea agaricites (91628) Thamnastraea procera (91629)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Synastrea agaricites (74484 74485)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Synastrea procera (74895)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Croatia Synastrea procera (11410)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Bulgaria Synastrea agaricites, Synastrea procera (67575)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Synastrea geometrica (85271 85272)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar (Toliara) Synastrea subflabellata (86518)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluna) Thamnastraea garumnica (88323)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Synastrea agaricites (27650) Synastrea agaricites, Synastrea garumnica (27651)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Synastrea agaricites (74810)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Synastrea garumnica (27646)