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Astrangia ludoviciana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrangia ludoviciana was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Montgomery, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Louisiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Astrangia ludoviciana Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAstrangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesludoviciana

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.

Astrangia ludoviciana Vaughan 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Astrangia ludoviciana (3534)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Astrangia ludoviciana (type locality: 88144)