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Astraeomorpha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae

Taxonomy
Astraeomorpha was named by Reuss (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919,920]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Thamnasteriidae by Stanley (1986); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astraeomorphidae by Turnsek (1997), Roniewicz and Michalík (1998) and Roniewicz and Stanley (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Astraeomorpha Reuss
1986Astraeomorpha Stanley, Jr.
1997Astraeomorpha Turnsek
1998Astraeomorpha Roniewicz and Michalík p. 398
2002Astraeomorpha Sepkoski
2013Astraeomorpha Roniewicz and Stanley p. 961

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyAstraeomorphidaeFrech 1890
genusAstraeomorphaReuss 1854

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. †Astraeomorpha Reuss 1854
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†Astraeomorpha confusa Winckler 1861
†Astraeomorpha minima Deng and Zhang 1984
†Astraeomorpha minor Frech 1890
†Astraeomorpha multisepta Melnikova 1971
†Astraeomorpha pratzi Volz 1896
†Astraeomorpha reimani Melnikova 1967
†Astraeomorpha sonorensis Stanley 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Ladinian to the top of the Sevatian or 242.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (101 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0USA (Nevada) A. sp. (33438)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia A. pratzi (66930)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) A. crassiseptata (25407)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (California) A. sp. (33354)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China A. minima (161880)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Thamnastraea confusa (202142)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy A. pratzi (34691)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Nepal A. crassisepta (63526)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru A. crassisepta, A. confusa (144408)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorye) A. confusa (141050) A. crassisepta (141064)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Iran (Isfahan) A. crassisepta (138966)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) A. confusa (100391)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Oman A. crassisepta (24304)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico (Sonora) A. sonorensis (39174 39179)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Yukon) A. sp., A. sonorensis (38033)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) A. crassisepta (39897 44426 80017 97794)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Calcareous Alps) A. crassisepta (38148)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) A. confusa (100506) A. crassisepta (38063)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Alaska) Astraeomorpha indet. (44429)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Chile A. crassisepta, A. confusa (34637)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia A. confusa (68768) A. crassisepta, A. confusa, A. pratzi (36567) A. pratzi (36566)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) A. confusa (33439 100412 150751)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) A. crassisepta (82662) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (82661) Thamnastraea borealis (112251)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Tajikistan A. crassisepta, A. confusa (34646)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) A. crassisepta (38055 85525)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Slovenia A. crassisepta (36564)
Alaunian - Rhaetian215.56 - 201.3Iran (South Khorasan) A. crassisepta, A. confusa, A. minor (133222)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran A. confusa (34635) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (36869)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation A. crassisepta, A. confusa (40409)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) A. crassisepta (87236) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (36693)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Italy (Sicily) A. confusa (36454)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan A. crassisepta, A. confusa (34648) A. crassisepta, A. reimani, A. minor (34647)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Thamnastraea cuneata (38377)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria A. confusa (58093) A. crassisepta (36450) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (25261 36815) A. sp. (170674)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Alaska) A. crassisepta (82656)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Tajikistan A. crassisepta, A. confusa (138590)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Indonesia A. bulbosa (34893) A. crassisepta (38185)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) A. confusa (87242) A. sp. (87224)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (82663) A. cuneata (100468) A. cuneata, A. crassisepta, A. confusa (45379)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy A. crassisepta (27536 27537 27539)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation A. sp. (40406)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (100284 100285) A. sp. (36912)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Tajikistan A. crassisepta (34645) A. crassisepta, A. confusa, A. reimani (138588) A. crassisepta, A. confusa, A. reimani, A. multisepta, A. minor (138589)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) A. crassisepta (38146 38147) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (38141 38144 38145)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria A. crassisepta, A. confusa (22963 36801 36807)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Poland A. crassisepta (85423 85424 85429) A. sp. (64089)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovenia A. pratzi (36572)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia A. confusa (42542 67625) A. crassisepta (85427)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) A. crassisepta (38083 38113 38114 38116 38123 38124 38126 38127 38132) A. crassisepta, A. confusa (38122 38128 38131)