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Ctenactis
Taxonomy
Ctenactis was named by Verrill (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant. Its type is Madrepora echinata.
It was synonymized subjectively with Fungia by Wells (1956).
It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fungiidae by Veron (2000), Gittenberger et al. (2011).
It was synonymized subjectively with Fungia by Wells (1956).
It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fungiidae by Veron (2000), Gittenberger et al. (2011).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-04-17
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1864 | Ctenactis Verrill |
| 2000 | Ctenactis Veron |
| 2002 | Ctenactis Sepkoski |
| 2011 | Ctenactis Gittenberger et al. p. 121 |
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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.
G. Ctenactis Verrill 1864
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Ctenactis crassa Dana 1846
Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766
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 Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Indonesia (Java) | Fungia echinata (45343 45344) | |
| Pliocene | Papua New Guinea | Fungia echinata (42736) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Indonesia (Aceh) | Fungia echinata (63127) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Indonesia (South Sulawesi) | Fungia echinata (124784) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Indonesia | Fungia echinata (45339) | |
| Pleistocene | Indonesia (Maluku) | Herpetolitha crassa (127815) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Saudi Arabia | C. echinata (80963 201414) |