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Amphiastrea basaltiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Amphiastrea basaltiformis was named by Etallon (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. woodiae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Amphiastrea basaltiformis Etallon
1888Amphiastraea basaltiformis Koby
1955Amphiastrea basaltiformis Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusAmphiastreaEtallon 1859
speciesbasaltiformisEtallon 1859

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.

†Amphiastrea basaltiformis Etallon 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2014-05-02 03:18:08
Modified: 2014-05-02 03:18:08
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 161.20000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia Amphiastrea basaltiformis (94320)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia Amphiastraea basaltiformis (68690) Amphiastrea basaltiformis (68703)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Amphiastrea basaltiformis (68590)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Amphiastrea basaltiformis (68594)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Amphiastrea basaltiformis (68510)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Czech Republic Amphiastrea basaltiformis (62220)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) Amphiastraea basaltiformis (89994)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Amphiastrea basaltiformis (154046)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Amphiastrea basaltiformis (36533 36540)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Amphiastrea basaltiformis (31285)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Poland Amphiastraea basaltiformis (64117)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Spain Amphiastrea basaltiformis (69144)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Amphiastrea basaltiformis (220703)
Barremian - Late/Upper Aptian129.4 - 113.0Poland Amphiastraea basaltiformis (64107)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Poland Amphiastrea basaltiformis (69200)