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Allocoenia plana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Allocoenia plana was named by Beauvais (1972) [(Holotype)]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN-F-B47163. Its type locality is Saint-Gaultier, Creuse Valley, which is in a Bathonian perireef or subreef limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Allocoenia plana Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusAllocoeniaEtallon 1858
speciesplana

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.

Allocoenia plana Beauvais 1972
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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: base of the Early/Lower Bathonian to the top of the Oxfordian or 167.70000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Centre) Allocoenia plana (type locality: 85965)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Allocoenia plana (45572)