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Astroides
Taxonomy
Astroides was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Dendrophylliidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Dendrophylliidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Badenian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.8 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Badenian | Romania | A. sp. (123125) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy | A. calycularis (146293) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) | A. calycularis (84938) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Corse) | A. calycularis (84939) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) | A. calycularis (84937) |