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Columactinastraea formosissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrea formosissima was named by Sowerby (1831).

It was recombined as Stephanocoenia formosissima by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849); it was recombined as Columactinastraea formosissima by Baron-Szabo (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Astrea formosissima Sowerby
1849Stephanocoenia formosissima Milne-Edwards and Haime
1998Columactinastraea formosissima Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusColumactinastraeaAlloiteau 1952
speciesformosissima(Sowerby 1831)

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.

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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 Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 83.60000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria (Styria) Columactinastraea formosissima (25479)
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian85.8 - 72.1Austria (Styria) Columactinastraea formosissima (25480)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain Columactinastraea formosissima (67084)