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Actinacis cognata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

Taxonomy
Actinacis cognata was named by Oppenheim (1901).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. delicata, A. maitlandi, A. sumatrensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Actinacis cognata Oppenheim

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusActinacisd'Orbigny 1849
speciescognataOppenheim 1901

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.

†Actinacis cognata Oppenheim 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:28:52
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:28:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 59.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Italy Actinacis cognata (24269)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) Actinacis cognata (216107)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) Actinacis cognata (80825 80827 80830)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Veneto) Actinacis cognata (180311 180312 214758 214760 214762 214765 214767)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Actinacis cognata (227866)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (France) Actinacis cognata (80834)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Slovenia Actinacis cognata (71666)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Actinacis cognata (75454)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Czech Republic Actinacis cognata (69514)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Bosnia and Herzegovina Actinacis cognata (179744)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Slovakia (Zilinsky) Actinacis cognata (85002)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Actinacis cognata (34480 34481 34482 34483)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Actinacis cognata (146168)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary Actinacis cognata (123840 123846)