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Castiglionastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Castiglionastrea was named by Gill et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Castiglionastrea tenuisepta.

It was assigned to Heterocoeniidae by Gill et al. (2004).

Species
C. tenuisepta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Castiglionastrea Gill et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusCastiglionastrea

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.

G. †Castiglionastrea Gill et al. 2004
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Castiglionastrea tenuisepta Gill et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Italy C. tenuisepta (84820)