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Astrangia floridana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Phyllangia floridana was named by Gane (1895).

It was recombined as Astrangia floridana by Wells (1947).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Phyllangia floridana Gane
1947Astrangia floridana Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAstrangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesfloridana(Gane 1895)

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.

Astrangia floridana Gane 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Astrangia floridana (85449)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Astrangia floridana (85455)