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Floriastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Floriastrea was named by Löser et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type is Floria planinensis.

It was assigned to Actinastreidae by Löser et al. (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Floria Turnsek
2002Floria Baron-Szabo
2002Floria Sepkoski
2009Floriastrea Löser et al.

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

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.

G. †Floriastrea Löser et al. 2009
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Floriastrea iberica Löser et al. 2021
Floriastrea planinensis Turnsek 1981
Floriastrea sexradiata Sikharulidze 1985
Invalid names: Floria Turnsek 1981 [replaced]
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 Valanginian to the top of the Cenomanian or 139.80000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain F. iberica (220703)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Jamaica (Saint Catherine) F. sexradiata (89647)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Georgia Floria sexradiata (67511 89971 89974 89976 89977)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Bulgaria (Lovech) Floria planinensis (91679)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro Floria planinensis (74799)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Xizang) Floria planinensis (74281)