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Actinacis barretti

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinacididae

Taxonomy
Actinacis barretti was named by Wells (1934). Its type locality is Cambridge [Yellow Limestone Gp], which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal limestone in Jamaica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. delicata, A. maitlandi, A. sumatrensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Actinacis barretti Wells
1974Actinacis caribiensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
1974Goniopora copoyensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005Actinacis barretti López-Pérez p. 82
2005Actinacis caribiensis López-Pérez p. 82
2005Goniopora copoyensis López-Pérez p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyPoriticaeGray 1842
familyActinacididaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusActinacisd'Orbigny 1849
speciesbarretti

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.

†Actinacis barretti Wells 1934
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Invalid names: Actinacis caribiensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym], Goniopora copoyensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 11:28:52
Modified: 2008-02-04 13:28:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cretaceous to the top of the Chattian or 145.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) Actinacis barretti (233111)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Puerto Rico Actinacis barretti (87547)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (South central Iran) Actinacis barretti (233247)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Actinacis alabamensis (34652)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Italy Actinacis barretti (24270)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Actinacis barretti (45920) Actinacis barretti, Actinacis caribiensis, Goniopora copoyensis (85735)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jamaica Actinacis barretti (type locality: 77035)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Actinacis barretti (69724)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Actinacis barretti (69725)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Porites anguillensis (31271)