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Astrhelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Astrhelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was assigned to Oculinidae by Vaughan (1904) and Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Astrohelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857).

    It was synonymized objectively with Astrhelia by Wells (1954).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Astrhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1857Astrohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1904Astrhelia Vaughan p. 439
1956Astrhelia Wells p. F411
2002Astrhelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusAstrheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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.

G. †Astrhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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†Astrhelia burnsi Vaughan 1900
†Astrhelia neglecta Vaughan 1900
Invalid names: Astrohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-22 01:24:35
Modified: 2008-12-22 03:24:35
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Astrohelia burnsi (88145)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Astrohelia similis (79700)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Egypt Astrohelia sp. (40516)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Astrohelia neglecta (88146)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Astrohelia sp., Astrohelia neglecta (70450)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Astrohelia vasconiensis, Astrohelia meneghiniana, Astrohelia deperdita, Astrohelia aquitaniensis, Astrohelia sp. (70312)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France Astrohelia meneghiniana, Astrohelia sp. (163845)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) A. plamata (79113)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Madagascar Astrohelia boulei (51586)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Aceh) Astrohelia palmata (63126)