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Astrogyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrogyra was named by Felix (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 691].

It was assigned to Placosmiliinae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Placocoeniidae by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Astrogyra Felix
1956Astrogyra Wells
2002Astrogyra Sepkoski
2006Astrogyra Baron-Szabo p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPlacocoeniidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusAstrogyraFelix 1900

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. †Astrogyra Felix 1900
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Astrogyra edwardsi Reuss 1854
Astrogyra orbignyi de Fromentel 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 122.46000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Uzbekistan A. edwardsi (85420)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia A. edwardsi (91629)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Armenia A. edwardsi (86685)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria (Styria) A. orbignyi (25479)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Serbia and Montenegro A. voraccissima (79226)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman A. sp., A. edwardsi (151655)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Bulgaria A. edwardsi (67575)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman A. edwardsi (206408) A. sp., A. edwardsi (151653)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates A. edwardsi (12766)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates A. sp. (67456)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman A. edwardsi (151619)