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Synastrea bellula

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Taxonomy
Synastrea bellula was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Synastrea bellula d'Orbigny

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusSynastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbellulad'Orbigny 1850

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.

Synastrea bellula d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 139.80000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary Synastrea bellula (25151)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Georgia Synastrea bellula (89974)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) Synastrea bellula (35101)