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Heliastrea autignacensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae

Taxonomy
Heliastrea autignacensis was named by Chevalier (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Autignac, Languedoc, which is in a Miocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Heliastrea autignacensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyHeliastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusHeliastreaMilne Edwards and Haime 1857
speciesautignacensis

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.

Heliastrea autignacensis Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 28.10000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Libya Heliastrea autignacensis (34498)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.03 - 11.62Libya Heliastrea autignacensis (34499)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France Heliastrea autignacensis (type locality: 70318)