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Astrocerium

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Astrocerium was named by Hall (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Wenl-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Favositinae by Hill (1981); to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Favositidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Astrocerium Hall
1981Astrocerium Hill
2002Astrocerium Sepkoski
2003Astrocerium Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyFavositidaeDana 1846
subfamilyFavositinaeDana 1846
genusAstroceriumHall 1851

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.

G. †Astrocerium Hall 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Silurian or 443.80000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Kentucky) A. niagarense, A. venustum, A. hisingeri (5676)