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Allocoeniopsis expansa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea expansa was named by Tomes (1878).

It was recombined as Allocoeniopsis expansa by Beauvais (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Isastrea expansa Tomes
1988Allocoeniopsis expansa Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusAllocoeniopsis
speciesexpansa(Tomes 1878)

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.

Allocoeniopsis expansa Tomes 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 175.60000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand Allocoeniopsis expansa (79545)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Centre) Allocoeniopsis expansa (85965)