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Diploastrea magnifica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Astraea crassolamellata Duncan p. 412
1919Diploastrea crassolamellata magnifica Vaughan
2018Diploastrea magnifica Flórez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyDiploastraeidaeChevalier and Beauvais 1987
genusDiploastreaMatthai 1914
speciesmagnifica()

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.

Diploastrea magnifica Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Diploastrea crassolamellata magnifica Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Aquitanian or 28.10000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Diploastrea magnifica (87096)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Diploastrea magnifica (203918 203919)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Diploastrea magnifica (203875 203876 203879)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia Diploastrea magnifica (201398 201400)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia Diploastrea magnifica (201395)