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Thamnasteriidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Thamnasteriidae Vaughan and Wells
1986Thamnasteriidae Stanley, Jr.
1997Thamnasteriidae Turnsek
2005Thamnasteriidae López-Pérez p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan 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. †Thamnasteriidae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Corbariastraea Alloiteau 1952
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Corbariastraea rennensis Alloiteau 1952
G. †Dendrastrea d'Orbigny 1849
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Dendrastrea dissimilis Michelin 1846
G. †Dimorphofungia Bonneau et al. 1974
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Dimorphofungia aubouini Bonneau et al. 1974
G. †Mesomorpha Pratz 1883
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Mesomorpha andrusovi Kuzmicheva 1975
Mesomorpha bussoni Beauvais 1966
Mesomorpha chaetetoides Trauth 1911
Mesomorpha dubia Koby 1887
Mesomorpha duncani Vaughan 1900
Mesomorpha excavata d'Orbigny 1850
Mesomorpha magna Beauvais and Nouiouat 1993
Mesomorpha mammillata Reuss 1854
Mesomorpha minima Löser 1989
Mesomorpha newpassensis Roniewicz and Stanley 1998
Mesomorpha pesudomammosa Beauvais 1972
Mesomorpha pseudomammosa Beauvais 1972
Mesomorpha punctata de Fromentel 1857
Mesomorpha pyanovskae Kuzmicheva 1970
Mesomorpha simionescui Roniewicz 1976
Mesomorpha urgonensis Koby 1898
Mesomorpha vaughani Wells 1932
Invalid names: Ahrdorffia Trauth 1911 [synonym], Stylomaeandra de Fromentel 1877 [synonym]
G. †Polyastropsis Alloiteau 1957
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Polyastropsis bouri de Fromentel 1862
Polyastropsis marcoui Koby 1887
Polyastropsis subplana Previer 1909
G. †Recticostastraea Stanley, jr. and Whalen 1989
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Recticostastraea wallowaensis Stanley, jr. and Whalen 1989
G. †Stereocaenia Alloiteau 1952
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Stereocaenia araneola Michelin 1843
G. †Thamnasteria LeSauvage 1823
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Thamnasteria arborescens Étallon 1859
Thamnasteria aspera Ogilvie 1897
Thamnasteria bevoayensis Alloiteau 1958
Thamnasteria communis de Fromentel 1861
Thamnasteria concinna Goldfuss 1826
Thamnasteria concinnaformis Bendukidze 1982
Thamnasteria constricta Étallon 1859
Thamnasteria coquandi Étallon 1859
Thamnasteria cotteaui de Fromentel 1857
Thamnasteria defrancei Michelin 1840
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Invalid names: Astrea defranciana Michelin 1840 [synonym], Synastrea defranciana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
Thamnasteria dendroidea Lamouroux 1821
Thamnasteria dumonti Chapuis and Dewalque 1853
Thamnasteria felixi Reyeros-Navarro 1963
Thamnasteria globosa Ogilvie 1897
Thamnasteria gracilis Münster 1826
Thamnasteria heterogenea Becker 1875
Thamnasteria huzimotoi Eguchi 1951
Thamnasteria imlayi Wells 1942
Thamnasteria iranensis Pandey and Fürsich 2003
Thamnasteria jaccardi Koby 1888
Thamnasteria japonica Eguchi 1951
Thamnasteria jezoensis Eguchi 1951
Thamnasteria kobyi Gregory 1900
Thamnasteria lobata Goldfuss 1826
Thamnasteria loryi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria lyelli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria maeandra Koby 1898
Thamnasteria mammosa Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria matsushitai Eguchi 1965
Thamnasteria mettensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria microconos Goldfuss 1826
Thamnasteria minima Étallon 1859
Thamnasteria miyakoensis Eguchi 1951
Thamnasteria moreana d'Orbigny 1850
Thamnasteria naumanni Eguchi 1951
Thamnasteria nicoleti Koby 1887
Thamnasteria ogawaensis Eguchi 1951
Thamnasteria patina Becker 1875
Thamnasteria racemosa Bendukidze 1949
Thamnasteria rhaetica Melnikova 1996
Thamnasteria rumignyensis Fischer 1969
Thamnasteria scita Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria seriata Becker 1875
Thamnasteria sinuata Nomland 1916
Thamnasteria sinuosa Morycowa 1964
Thamnasteria smithi Squires 1956
Thamnasteria tenuissima Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria terquemi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Thamnasteria tonantzinae Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
Thamnasteria yuraensis Eguchi 1951
Invalid names: Centrastrea d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym], Dactylocoenia d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Chattian or 247.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (489 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Thamnasteria sp. A, Thamnasteria sp. B, Thamnasteria sp. C (81047)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Baranya) Thamnasteria sp. (78645)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Vicentin) Thamnasteria silesica (87260)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0USA (Nevada) Mesomorpha newpassensis (150772)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Thamnasteria sp. (170920)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand Thamnasteria sp. (34566)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) Thamnasteria sp., Thamnasteria borealis (100517)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Thamnasteria sp. (67003)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Greece Thamnotropis settsassi (38018)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Thamnasteria borealis, Thamnasteria rectimellosa, Thamnasteria smithi (100391) Thamnasteria sp. (100394 100396 100398 100415 100418 100420 100421 100423)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Spain Mesomorpha sp. (68902)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine (Cherkaska) Mesomorpha andrusovi (77069)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Mesomorpha duncani (87802)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Mesomorpha balli (11289)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia Mesomorpha sp. (79296)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Thamnasteria eocoenica (75454)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Thamnasteria sinuata (122295)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Mesomorpha hemispherica, Mesomorpha forojuliensis (34481)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary Thamnasteria leptopetala (123836)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Georgia) Mesomorpha sp. (71115)