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Astrangia danae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrangia danae was named by Agassiz (1850). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Astrangia poculata by Kiessling (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Astrangia danae Agassiz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAstrangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdanaeAgassiz 1850

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.

Astrangia danae Agassiz 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Astrangia danae (59335 59720 59722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Astrangia danae (81751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Astrangia danae (57702 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Astrangia danae (48886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Astrangia danae (20606)