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Araucanastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae

Taxonomy
Araucanastrea was named by Morsch (1996). Its type is Araucanastrea minuscula.

It was assigned to Actinastraeidae by Morsch (1996).

Species
A. majuscula, A. minuscula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Araucanastrea Morsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyActinastreidae(Alloiteau 1952)
genusAraucanastrea

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. †Araucanastrea Morsch 1996
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†Araucanastrea majuscula Morsch 1996
†Araucanastrea minuscula Morsch 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:44:35
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:44:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina A. minuscula, A. majuscula (25417)