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Columastreidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Columastraeidae Alloiteau
1999Columastraeidae Baron-Szabo and González-León p. 472
2005Columastraeidae Kiessling et al. p. 239
2006Columastreidae Baron-Szabo
2009Columastreidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyColumastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
familyColumastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)

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. †Columastreidae Alloiteau 1952
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G. †Columastrea d'Orbigny 1849
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†Columastrea antiqua Gerth 1928
†Columastrea dubia Alloiteau 1958
†Columastrea indica Stoliczka 1873
†Columastrea madagascariensis Alloiteau 1958
†Columastrea maxima Gregory 1900
†Columastrea striata Goldfuss 1826
Invalid names: Columnastraea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [objective synonym]
G. †Eocolumastrea Loeser and Zell 2015
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†Eocolumastrea gortanii Prever 1909
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Invalid names: Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi bucovinensis Morycowa 1971 [synonym], Leptastrea cremai Prever 1909 [synonym], Leptastrea parva Prever 1909 [synonym], Stephanocoenia guadalupae Wells 1932 [synonym], Stylina wintoni Wells 1933 [synonym]
†Eocolumastrea rosae Prever 1909
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Invalid names: Favia felixi Prever 1909 [synonym], Orbicella edwardsensis Wells 1933 [synonym], Phyllocoenia plana Prever 1909 [synonym], Phyllocoenia polluciformis Gregory 1930 [synonym]
G. †Haimesastrea Vaughan 1900
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†Haimesastrea conferta Vaughan 1900
Invalid names: Peruviastrea Vaughan 1922 [synonym]
G. †Haimesiastraea Vaughan 1900
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†Haimesiastraea conferta Vaughan 1900
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Invalid names: Haimesiastraea distans Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Haimesiastraea humilis Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Haimesiastraea peruviana Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Montastrea parinasensis Wells 1941 [synonym], Peruviastrea peruviana Vaughan 1922 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoplesiastraea Chevalier 1961
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†Palaeoplesiastraea batteriae Chevalier 1961
†Palaeoplesiastraea corrugata Michelotti 1871
G. †Stephanaxophyllia Alloiteau 1957
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Invalid names: Stephanaxophyllia casterasi Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Messinian or 170.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (110 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina Pseudocoeniopsis wintoni (25417)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Semirom) Stephanaxophyllia bicoronata (233113)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Argentina Columastrea antiqua (151707)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina Columastrea antiqua (44680 61589 151915 151916)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Chile Stylina wintoni (34633)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Venezuela Columastrea antigua (90535 90537) Stephanocoenia guadalupae (90542)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Columastrea sp. (64072)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Serbia Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi (74800)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Chile (Copiapó) Columastrea antiqua (222944)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Romania Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi (69201)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Iran Eocolumastrea magna, Eocolumastrea neuquensis, Eocolumastrea sp., Eocolumastrea gortanii (234261)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Romania Eocolumastrea sp. (221640)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian121.4 - 110.1Spain Columastraeidae indet., Eocolumastrea sp. (74894)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Venezuela (State of Anzoátegui) Stephanocoenia guadalupae (78622)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3USA (Texas) Orbicella edwardsensis (123308) Stephanocoenia wintoni (123292)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Mexico Eocolumastrea ramosa (234740) Eocolumastrea sp. (234724)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Columastrea wintoni (35097)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Greece Eocolumastrea gortanii (204532) Eocolumastrea gortanii, Eocolumastrea rosae (203930)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Salerno) Columnastraea indet. (162619)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Benevento) Columnastraea indet. (162612)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Rome) Columnastraea indet. (162610)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Italy (Frosinone) Columnastraea indet. (162611)
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Greece Columastrea striata (64253)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.2Georgia Phyllocoenia striata (91627)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain Columastrea sp. (67610)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Columastrea striata (74895)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Columastrea striata (74484 74485)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Columnastraea sp. (67011)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy Columnastraea sp. (67594)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Croatia Columastrea striata (11410)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Columastrea sp., Columastrea dubia (31572)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Bulgaria Stephanaxophyllia reussi, Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (67575)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Madagascar (Mahajanga) Columastrea dubia (86609)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Serbia Columnastraea striata (87672)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Columactinastraea guadelupae (206406 206407) Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (206411)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Columastrea dubia (206410) Columastrea dubia, Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (12766 206412)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (67456)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Oman Columastrea dubia (175470)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Peru (Piura) Montastrea parinasensis (86941)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Haimesiastraea conferta (91821 122614)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Haimesastraea conferta (2818)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (La Pampa) Haimesiastraea conferta (52354)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Haimesiastraea sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Slovenia Haimesiastraea peruviana (79275)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (South Carolina) Haimesiastraea conferta (81239)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Argentina (Chubut) Haimesiastraea conferta (57164 57167)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (87802)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Gujarat) Columastrea sp. (171803)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Somalia Columnastraea bicoronata (87396)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Greenland Haimesiastraea groenlandica (22944)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Haimesiastraea conferta (92465)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Haimesastraea conferta (80495 80621 80672) Haimesiastraea conferta (87828)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Haimesiastraea conferta (99718 99721 99727)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Peru (Piura) Haimesiastraea peruviana, Haimesiastraea humilis (86944)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (87834)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Haimesastraea conferta (80785 80792)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mexico (Chiapas) Haimesastraea peruviana (45920) Haimesiastraea peruviana (85735)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Haimesiastraea distans (86942) Haimesiastraea peruviana, Haimesiastraea distans, Peruviastrea peruviana, Haimesiastraea humilis (86943)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Bosnia and Herzegovina Columnastraea caillaudi (179744 179745 179746)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Somalia Columnastraea gregoryi (71062)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.04 - 11.63Libya Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis (34499)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Egypt Solenastrea turonensis (79595)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Palaeoplesiastraea deformis, Palaeoplesiastraea batteriae, Palaeoplesiastraea corrugata (70450)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Cyphastrea turonensis (25257)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Spain Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (70414)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Poland Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis (38822)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (70319) Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis (70511)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Granada) Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (147183)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis (161338)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (34734) Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (34733) Palaeoplesiastraea sp., Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (34735)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (69925 70495)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Portugal Solenastrea turonensis (70666)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Italy Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (69924)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Libya Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis (34500)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (70889 70928)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (69864 70861 70880 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (69835)