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Astrocoenia dilloni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia dilloni was named by Durham (1942). Its type specimen is CAS 7724 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS 30667A, which is in an Eocene marine conglomerate/mudstone in California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Astrocoenia dilloni Durham p. 505 figs. Plate 44, fig. 3
1992Astrocoenia dilloni Squires and Demetrion p. 17
2005Astrocoenia dilloni López-Pérez p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusAstrocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdilloni

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.

Astrocoenia dilloni Durham 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Ypresian or 48.60000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Astrocoenia dilloni (177611 193544)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Astrocoenia dilloni (5496)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (California) Astrocoenia dilloni (type locality: 7739)