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Coenastraea madagascariensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Coenastraea madagascariensis was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ankazomiheva, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian perireef or subreef limestone in Madagascar.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Coenastraea madagascariensis Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusCoenastraeaEtallon 1859
speciesmadagascariensis

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.

Coenastraea madagascariensis Alloiteau 1958
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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 Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 167.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Coenastraea madagascariensis (type locality: 86479)