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Chondrocoenia waltheri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia waltheri was named by Frech (1890).

It was recombined as Actinastrea waltheri by Stanley (1979); it was recombined as Chondrocoenia waltheri by Stanley (1994) and Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Astrocoenia waltheri Frech
1979Actinastrea waltheri Stanley p. 789
1994Chondrocoenia waltheri Stanley p. 14 figs. 9.3-9.5, 11.1-11.3
1999Chondrocoenia waltheri Stanley, Jr. and Senowbari-Daryan p. 789

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusChondrocoenia
specieswaltheri(Frech 1890)

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.

Chondrocoenia waltheri Frech 1890
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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: Sevatian or 212.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico (Sonora) Chondrocoenia waltheri (39170 39175 39176 39179 100116)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Yukon) Chondrocoenia waltheri (38033)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Chondrocoenia waltheri (22994)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Astrocoenia waltheri (36815 170674)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Chondrocoenia waltheri (38141)