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Amphiaulastrea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Amphiaulastrea was named by Geyer (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: J u Sepkoski's reference number: 920]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mitrodendronidae by Turnsek (1997) and Baron-Szabo (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Amphiastraeidae by Morycowa and Decrouez (2006); and to Amphiastreidae by Baron-Szabo (2021).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Amphiaulastrea Geyer
1997Amphiaulastrea Baron-Szabo p. 73
1997Amphiaulastrea Turnsek
2002Amphiaulastrea Sepkoski
2006Amphiaulastrea Morycowa and Decrouez
2021Amphiaulastrea Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusAmphiaulastreaGeyer 1955

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. †Amphiaulastrea Geyer 1955
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Amphiaulastrea aliensis Sikharulidze 1977
Amphiaulastrea conferta Ogilvie 1897
Amphiaulastrea rarauensis Morycowa 1971
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R.C. Baron-Szabo 2021Colonial, massive, hemispherical, cerioid. Budding due to ‘Taschenknospung’. Calices generally circular, embedded in vesicular dissepimental (coenenchymal) structures. Inner wall generally parathecal, often thickened by stereozone. Small number of corallites united laterally, covered by a shared wall. Radial elements (septa or costosepta) always compact and consist of simple trabeculae arranged in a single series or in a divergent system. S1 septa thicker than younger ones with columellar septum being the most dominant. Distal septal margins with very
delicate denticles, sometimes subobsolete or granular. Lateral septal surfaces ornamented by granulae, which can be very delicate and are aligned parallel to the distal margin. Lonsdaleoid septa present or absent. Intertrabecular distance ranging between 60 and 150 μm in septa. Endotheca generally abundant and vesicular, sometimes tabulate
(axial region of the corallite). Pachythecal external wall thick. This genus has characteristics of the genera Amphiastrea and Aulastrea.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Aptian or 150.80000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland A. sp. 2 (151577)
Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian152.1 - 140.2Poland A. sp. 1 (151545)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy A. sp. (154046)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic A. conferta (36533)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic A. conferta (31283)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria A. sp. (192221)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) A. sp. (87080)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Georgia Amphiastraea aliensis (67512)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Austria A. rarauensis, A. conferta (221476)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Greece A. delorenzoi, A. paronai, A. sp. (60373)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Romania Amphiastraea rarauensis (69201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland A. rarauensis (72040)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece A. guiscardii (60374 60375) A. keuppi, A. conferta (34719)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany A. conferta (25535) A. rarauensis, A. conferta (221477)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46France A. aliensis (64081)