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Astrocoenia incrustans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Stephanocoenia incrustans was named by Duncan (1863).

It was recombined as Astrocoenia incrustans by Vaughan (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Stephanocoenia incrustans Duncan
1919Astrocoenia incrustans Vaughan

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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
speciesincrustans(Duncan 1863)

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 incrustans Duncan 1863
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 47.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Haiti Astrocoenia incrustans (61190)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0North Atlantic (Saint Barthélemy) Astrocoenia incrustans (71118)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Cuba Astrocoenia incrustans (77046)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Astrocoenia incrustans (42490 42492)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Astrocoenia incrustans (69724)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Astrocoenia incrustans (69725)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Astrocoenia incrustans (69729)