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Amphiastreidae
Taxonomy
Amphiastreidae was named by Ogilvie (1896). It is not extant. Its type is Amphiastrea.
It was corrected as Amphiastraeidae by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).
It was assigned to Stylophyllicae by Wells (1956); to Amphiastraeina by Eliasova (1975); and to Pachythecaliina by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).
It was corrected as Amphiastraeidae by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).
It was assigned to Stylophyllicae by Wells (1956); to Amphiastraeina by Eliasova (1975); and to Pachythecaliina by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).
Subtaxa
Amphiastrea (syn. Connectastrea) (type genus), Amphiaulastrea, Aulastraea, Bathmosmilia, Budaia, Bussonastrea, Ceratocoenia, Cheilosmilia (syn. Sclerosmilia, Lingulosmilia), Donacosmilia, Hexamphiastrea, Hexapetalum, Hispaniastraea, Hykeliphyllum, Keriophyllia, Lochmaeosmilia, Mitrodendron, Opisthophyllum, Oyonnaxastraea, Pleuroaulastrea, Pleurophyllia, Pleurostylina (syn. Metaulastraea), Polymorphastraea, Pseudodiplocoenia, Quenstedtiphylliinae, Selenegyra, Thamnosmilia
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Amphiastreidae Ogilvie |
| 1956 | Amphiastreidae Wells |
| 1975 | Amphiastraeidae Eliasova p. 5 |
| 2003 | Amphiastraeidae Pandey and Fürsich |
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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. †Amphiastreidae Ogilvie 1896
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G. †Amphiastrea Etallon 1859
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†Amphiastrea aethiopica Dietrich 1926
†Amphiastrea basaltiformis Etallon 1859
†Amphiastrea cylindrica Ogilvie 1897
†Amphiastrea fallax Eliasova 1975
†Amphiastrea gibberosa Gregory 1925
†Amphiastrea gracilis Koby 1888
†Amphiastrea kamoensis Eguchi 1951
†Amphiastrea monosepta Liao and Xia 1985
†Amphiastrea paronai Prever 1909
†Amphiastrea piriformis Gregory 1900
†Amphiastrea yabei Eguchi 1951
Invalid names: Connectastrea Koby 1904 [synonym]
G. †Amphiaulastrea Geyer 1955
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†Amphiaulastrea aliensis Sikharulidze 1977
†Amphiaulastrea conferta Ogilvie 1897
†Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa 1971
G. †Aulastraea Ogilvie 1897
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†Aulastraea macer Eliasova 1975
†Aulastraea schaeferi Ogilvie 1897
Aulastraea touli Kołodziej et al. 2012
†Aulastraea yilashanensis Liao 1982
G. †Budaia Wells 1933
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†Budaia felixi Wells 1944
†Budaia qiekanensis He and Xiao 1990
†Budaia travisensis Wells 1933
G. †Ceratocoenia Tomes 1884
G. †Cheilosmilia Koby 1888
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†Cheilosmilia cornuta Koby 1888
†Cheilosmilia emarginata Koby 1888
†Cheilosmilia kobyi Beauvais 1963
†Cheilosmilia microstoma Koby 1888
†Cheilosmilia rugosa Koby 1888
†Cheilosmilia strambergensis Ogilvie 1897
Invalid names: Lingulosmilia Koby 1888 [synonym], Sclerosmilia Koby 1888 [synonym]
G. †Donacosmilia Fromentel 1861
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†Donacosmilia corallina Fromentel 1861
†Donacosmilia etalloni Koby 1888
†Donacosmilia massaliensis Morycowa and Masse 1998
†Donacosmilia silingensis Liao 1982
†Donacosmilia thurmanni Beauvais 1964
G. †Hexamphiastrea Löser 2012
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†Hexamphiastrea guiscardii Prever 1909
†Hexamphiastrea minima Prever 1909
†Hexamphiastrea suprema Morycowa and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni 1997
G. †Hexapetalum Eliasova 1975
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†Hexapetalum impium Eliasova 1975
†Hexapetalum nemorosum Beauvais and Bernier 1981
†Hexapetalum pium Eliasova 1976
G. †Keriophyllia Alloiteau 1958
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†Keriophyllia ebiraseensis Eguchi 1951
†Keriophyllia fischeri de Fromentel 1873
†Keriophyllia hourcqi Alloiteau 1958
†Keriophyllia oolitica Beauvais and Negus 1975
†Keriophyllia roniewiczae Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999
G. †Lochmaeosmilia Wells 1943
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†Lochmaeosmilia besavoensis Alloiteau 1958
†Lochmaeosmilia nodosa Alloiteau 1958
†Lochmaeosmilia radiata Lamouroux 1821
†Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis Gregory 1900
G. †Mitrodendron Quenstedt 1880
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†Mitrodendron biennensis Beauvais and Bernier 1981
†Mitrodendron major He and Xiao 1990
†Mitrodendron mitratum Quenstedt 1858
†Mitrodendron modicum Eliasova 1975
†Mitrodendron ogilviae Geyer 1955
†Mitrodendron parnassus Morycowa and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni 2002
†Mitrodendron tenuiseptum Eliasova 1975
G. †Opisthophyllum Ogilvie 1897
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†Opisthophyllum minimum Ogilvie 1897
†Opisthophyllum vesiculare Ogilvie 1897
†Opisthophyllum zitteli Ogilvie 1897
G. †Oyonnaxastraea Alloiteau 1952
G. †Pleurophyllia Fromentel 1856
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†Pleurophyllia cara Eliasova 1975
†Pleurophyllia gracilis Geyer 1955
†Pleurophyllia microsa Baron-Szabo 2003
†Pleurophyllia minuscula Roniewicz 1976
†Pleurophyllia schmidti Koby 1895
†Pleurophyllia tobleri Koby 1895
†Pleurophyllia trichotoma de Fromentel 1856
†Pleurophyllia vesiculosa Eliasova 1975
G. †Pleurostylina de Fromentel 1856
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†Pleurostylina corallina de Fromentel 1856
†Pleurostylina hiraigaensis Eguchi 1951
†Pleurostylina major Baron-Szabo and González-León 1999
†Pleurostylina pompeckji Dietrich 1926
†Pleurostylina turkmenensis Kuzmicheva 1987
Invalid names: Metaulastraea Dietrich 1926 [synonym]
G. †Pseudodiplocoenia Alloiteau 1958
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†Pseudodiplocoenia lazarivensis Alloiteau 1958
†Pseudodiplocoenia oblonga Fleming 1827
G. †Thamnosmilia Tomes 1886
G. †Thecidiosmilia Koby 1888
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†Thecidiosmilia morycowae Kolodziej 1995
†Thecidiosmilia rawi Löser et al. 2009
Invalid names: Monoaulastrea Löser et al. 2009 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Santonian or 235.00000 to 83.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma
Collections (253 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carnian | Italy | Hexastraea fritschi (38166) | |
| Julian | Slovenia | Quenstedtiphyllia fritschi (36559) | |
| Sinemurian | Afghanistan | Amphiastreidae indet. (214316) | |
| Sinemurian | Peru | Hispaniastraea ramosa (36961) | |
| Pliensbachian | Chile | Hispaniastraea ramosa (58548) | |
| Pliensbachian | Morocco | Hispaniastraea ousriorum (225819) | |
| Pliensbachian | Spain (Murcia) | Hispaniastraea ramosa (38080) | |
| Ibex | Hungary | Ceratocoenia sp. (45475) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Slovenia | Hispaniastraea ramosa (87254) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Hungary (Veszprém Megye) | Ceratocoenia sp. (45473) | |
| Margaritatus | Hungary (Veszprém Megye) | Ceratocoenia sp. (45472) | |
| Early/Lower Aalenian | Thailand | Lochmaeosmilia radiata (79539) | |
| Late/Upper Aalenian | Thailand | Lochmaeosmilia radiata (79536) | |
| Bajocian | India | Amphiastraea piriformis (68387) | |
| Bajocian | United Kingdom (England) | Donacosmilia sp. (42319) | |
| Bathonian | Jordan | Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis (83641) | |
| Bathonian | Madagascar (Toliara) | Keriophyllia fischeri (86490) Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis (86409) | |
| Bathonian - Middle Callovian | Iran (Tabas Area) | Amphiastraea piriformis (41410 41414) | |
| Early/Lower Bathonian | France (Centre) | Lochmaeosmilia radiata, Polymorphastraea variabilis (85965) | |
| Late/Upper Bathonian | Madagascar (Toliara) | Keriophyllia hourcqi, Keriophyllia fischeri (86480) | |