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Astroides calycularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora calycularis was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Astroides calycularis by Kiessling (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Madrepora calycularis Pallas
2014Astroides calycularis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAstroidesQuoy and Gaimard 1827
speciescalycularis(Pallas 1766)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindg
Reproduction: alternatingg
Asexual: yesg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2014-06-16 07:00:43
Modified: 2014-06-16 07:00:43
Source: g = genus
References: Cairns 2001, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Astroides calycularis (146293)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Astroides calycularis (84938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Astroides calycularis (84937)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Astroides calycularis (84939)