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Astrogyra edwardsi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Gyrosmilia edwardsi was named by Reuss (1854). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Astrogyra edwardsi by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Gyrosmilia edwardsi Reuss
2006Astrogyra edwardsi Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPlacocoeniidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusAstrogyraFelix 1900
speciesedwardsi(Reuss 1854)

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.

Astrogyra edwardsi Reuss 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 122.46000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Uzbekistan Astrogyra edwardsi (85420)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia Astrogyra edwardsi (91629)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Armenia Astrogyra edwardsi (86685)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Astrogyra edwardsi (151655)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Bulgaria Astrogyra edwardsi (67575)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Astrogyra edwardsi (12766)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Astrogyra edwardsi (151653 206408)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Astrogyra edwardsi (151619)