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Actinacididae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

Taxonomy
Actinacididae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

It was assigned to Poriticae by Wells (1956); and to Fungiina by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Actinacididae Vaughan and Wells
1956Actinacididae Wells
1997Actinacididae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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. †Actinacididae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Actinacis d'Orbigny 1849
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†Actinacis alabamensis Vaughan 1900
†Actinacis barretti Wells 1934
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Invalid names: Actinacis caribiensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym], Goniopora copoyensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym]
†Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901
†Actinacis elegans Reuss 1854
†Actinacis haueri Reuss 1854
†Actinacis magna Alloiteau 1958
†Actinacis martiniana d’Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Actinacis cymatoclysta Felix 1906 [synonym], Actinacis multipartita Oppenheim 1930 [synonym], Actinacis parvistella Oppenheim 1930 [synonym]
†Actinacis miyakoensis Eguchi 1951
†Actinacis parvulina Eliasova 1974
†Actinacis phineus Kolosvary 1956
†Actinacis remesi Felix 1903
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Invalid names: Litharaea distans Felix 1906 [synonym]
†Actinacis reussi Oppenheim 1930
†Actinacis rollei Reuss 1864
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Invalid names: Actinacis conferta Reuss 1868 [synonym]
†Actinacis sawkinsi Wells 1934
†Actinacis valverdensis Wells 1933
G. †Actinhelia d'Orbigny 1849
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†Actinhelia elegans Goldfuss 1826
G. †Elephantaria Oppenheim 1930
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Subg. †Elephantaria (Bosnopsammia) Oppenheim 1908
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†Bosnopsammia katzeri Oppenheim 1908
†Elephantaria lindstroemi Oppenheim 1930
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Invalid names: Goniopora hrpeljensis Turnsek 1998 [synonym]
†Elephantaria tottoni Wells 1935
G. †Thamnarea Etallon and Thurmann 1864
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†Thamnarea hornosensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
†Thamnarea lithodes Felix 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:28:52
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:28:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Chattian or 149.20000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (242 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Bulgaria (Pernik) Thamnarea sp. (87062 87064)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Bulgaria (Pernik) Thamnarea sp. (87066)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Bulgaria Thamnarea sp. (151494)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) Actinacis barretti (233111)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Thamnarea sp. (87071 87075 87077 87080 87085)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine Actinacis remesi (67457)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Turkmenistan Actinacis remesi (91685)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Serbia Thamnaraea sp. (74795) Thamnarea sp. (74793)
Barremian - Late/Upper Aptian125.77 - 113.2Poland Actinacis sp. (64107)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Poland Actinacis remesi (69200)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Actinacis sp. A (203876)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Georgia) Actinacis sp., Actinacis alabamensis (71115)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Malta Actinacis rollei (239887 240370)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Actinacis alabamensis (124537) Actinacis sp. A (203881 203918)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Mexico (Chiapas) Porites anguillensis (31271)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Italy Actinacis rollei (27540 27541 27542 27545 27546 36251) Actinacis sp. (25370 25372 25374 69702 211273 211274 211275 211276 211277)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Dominican Republic Actinacis sp. (124747)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Puerto Rico Actinacis sp. (45402 45403 45404)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Jamaica Actinacis barretti (69725)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Libya Actinacis rollei (42132)