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Synastraeidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Synastraeidae

Taxonomy
Synastraeidae was named by Alloiteau (1952).

It was assigned to Fungiicae by Wells (1956); to Fungiina by Beauvais (1986); and to Microsolenina by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Synastraeidae Alloiteau
1956Synastreidae Wells
1986Synastraeidae Beauvais
1997Synastraeidae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952
familySynastraeidaeAlloiteau 1952

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.

Fm. †Synastraeidae Alloiteau 1952
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G. †Crateroseris Tomes 1883
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†Crateroseris parvistella Negus and Beauvais 1979
G. †Dimorphoseris Duncan 1872
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†Dimorphoseris affinis Becker 1875
†Dimorphoseris helianthus Becker 1875
†Dimorphoseris rossi Gregory 1921
†Dimorphoseris tabayamensis Nishimiya and Yamagiwa 1973
G. †Edwardsoseris Alloiteau 1946
G. †Grandifavia Babaev 1964
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†Grandifavia bendukidzeae Babaev 1964
G. †Synastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Synastrea agaricites Goldfuss 1826
†Synastrea bellula d'Orbigny 1850
†Synastrea delemontana Koby 1887
†Synastrea dubia de Fromentel 1861
†Synastrea foliacea Quenstedt 1852
†Synastrea garumnica Vidal 1921
†Synastrea geometrica Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Synastrea subflabellata Alloiteau 1951 [synonym]
†Synastrea microsolenoides Roniewicz 2008
†Synastrea parallela Reuss 1846
†Synastrea procera Reuss 1854
†Synastrea subagaricites Becker 1875
†Synastrea subconica Beauvais and M'Rabet 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
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: 2008-01-28 07:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 190.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Italy Synastrea sp. (68352)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Murcia) Synastrea walfordi (38080)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand Kobyastraea subagaricites (79542)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Tanzania Dimorphoseris rossi (85938)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Romania (Central Dobrogea) Edwardsoseris sp. (38191)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Synastrea delemontana (93153)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Franche-Comte) Synastrea dubia, Synastrea delemontana (93102)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Yamanashi) Dimorphoseris tabayamensis (85626)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom Crateroseris parvistella, Crateroseris fungiformis (35300)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Azerbaijan Grandifavia bendukidzeae (78448)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Synastrea delemontana (28064)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia Synastrea dubia (68694) Synastrea subagaricites (68684)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Synastrea dubia, Synastrea subagaricites (68590)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Dimorphoseris sp., Synastrea subagaricites (68220)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Bulgaria (Pernik) Synastrea microsolenoides (87061)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Synastrea dubia, Synastrea foliacea (68600) Synastrea subagaricites (68585)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dimorphoseris sp., Synastrea foliacea (34398) Synastrea foliacea, Dimorphoseris helianthus, Dimorphoseris affinis (23904)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Synastrea sp. (34608)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Synastrea pseudarachnoides (36533)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Tunisia Synastrea subconica (79219)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Bulgaria Synastrea sp. (151494)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Kenya Astraeofungia mombassana (85379)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari) Synastrea sp. (233111)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary Synastrea bellula (25151)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) Synastrea microsolenoides (87078 87084)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Georgia Synastrea bellula (89974)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico (Puebla) Synastrea agaricites (89865)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Spain Synastrea sp. (67606)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) Synastrea bellula (35101)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Synastrea dubia, Dimorphastrea parallela (34719)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Synastrea pinnata, Synastrea columellaris, Synastrea magna (87797)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain Synastrea sp. (23537)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany (Sachsen) Synastrea sp. (74192)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Synastrea sp. (203930 204527 204528)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Slovakia Synastrea carinata, Synastrea sp. (87241)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Dimorphastrea parallela (34737 35105 35106 35134 35138 35162)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany Synastrea sp. (160830)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia Thamnastraea agaricites (91628) Thamnastraea procera (91629)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Dimorphastrea parallela (35144)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Dimorphastrea parallela (35143)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Bulgaria Synastraea granifera (67563)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Austria Synastrea agaricites (27296)
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Greece Synastrea sp. (64253)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany Synastrea agaricites (74484 74485)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria Synastrea procera (74895)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Croatia Synastrea procera (11410)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Bulgaria Synastrea agaricites, Synastrea procera (67575)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain (Cataluna) Thamnastraea garumnica (88323)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Synastrea agaricites (27650) Synastrea agaricites, Synastrea garumnica (27651)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Synastrea agaricites (74810)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Toliara) Synastrea subflabellata (86518)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Synastrea garumnica (27646)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Synastrea geometrica (85271 85272)