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Actinastrea hexaphylla

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea hexaphylla was named by Quenstedt (1881). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Astrocoenia hexaphylla by Felix (1914); it was recombined as Actinastrea hexaphylla by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Astrea hexaphylla Quenstedt
1914Astrocoenia hexaphylla Felix
2006Actinastrea hexaphylla Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusActinastread'Orbigny 1849
specieshexaphylla(Quenstedt 1881)

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 hexaphylla Quenstedt 1881
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Actinastrea hexaphylla (27647 27650 27656)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jamaica Actinastrea hexaphylla (27657)