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Astrocoenia nana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia nana was named by Reuss (1868). Its type locality is Monte delle Carrioli, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Astrocoenia nana Reuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusAstrocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesnana

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.

Astrocoenia nana Reuss 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Chattian or 61.60000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Astrocoenia nana (11289)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Astrocoenia nana (227866)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan (Ryukyu) Actinastrea nana (41593)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Greece Astrocoenia nana (79603)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) Astrocoenia nana (type locality: 91646)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Astrocoenia nana (41076)