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Synastrea geometrica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Taxonomy
Astrea geometrica was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Synastrea geometrica by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astrea geometrica Goldfuss
1850Synastrea geometrica Milne-Edwards and Haime
1951Synastrea subflabellata Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusSynastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgeometrica(Goldfuss 1826)

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 geometrica Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Synastrea subflabellata Alloiteau 1951 [synonym]
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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Toliara) Synastrea subflabellata (86518)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Synastrea geometrica (85271 85272)