Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Actinastrea plana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia plana was named by Duncan (1867).

It was recombined as Actinastrea plana by Beauvais (1986) and Prinz (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Astrocoenia plana Duncan
1986Actinastrea plana Beauvais
1991Actinastrea plana Prinz

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesplana(Duncan 1867)

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.

Actinastrea plana Duncan 1867
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available