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Astrocoenia dachiardii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia dachiardii was named by Duncan (1873).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Astrocoenia dachiardii Duncan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusAstrocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdachiardiiDuncan 1873

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.

Astrocoenia dachiardii Duncan 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
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: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0North Atlantic (Saint Barthélemy) Astrocoenia dachiardii (71118)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Astrocoenia dachiardii (124373)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Nicaragua Astrocoenia dachiardii (124538)