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Stelidioseris whitneyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia whitneyi was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Pleasant Valley Crossing, Blanco River, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Actinastrea whitneyi by Löser and Ferry (2006); it was recombined as Stelidioseris whitneyi by Löser (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Astrocoenia whitneyi Wells
2006Actinastrea whitneyi Löser and Ferry
2012Stelidioseris whitneyi Löser

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusStelidioserisTomes 1893
specieswhitneyi()

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.

Stelidioseris whitneyi Wells 1932
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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 Barremian to the top of the Cenomanian or 129.40000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Actinastrea whitneyi (65198 65199)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Astrocoenia whitneyi (90535)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Astrocoenia whitneyi (74762 type locality: 74763 74764)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Xizang) Actinastrea whitneyi (74284)