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Goniastrea
Taxonomy
Goniastrea was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Faviidae by Veron (2000) and López-Pérez (2005); and to Merulinidae by Huang et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Faviidae by Veron (2000) and López-Pérez (2005); and to Merulinidae by Huang et al. (2014).
Species
G. aloysiisabaudiae, G. australensis (syn. G. seychellensis), G. canalis (syn. Favites yborensis), G. capitata, G. cocchii, G. columella, G. crassisepta, G. curasavica, G. delemontana, G. edwardsi, G. favulus, G. grandiflora, G. insignis (syn. Latimeandra gajensis, Latimeandra reussi), G. longula, G. matanomadhensis, G. muralis, G. parvistella, G. parvula, G. pectinata (syn. G. planulata), G. peresi, G. retiformis, G. stelligera, G. tenera
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1848 | Goniastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1867 | Lamellastraea Duncan |
| 1956 | Lamellastraea Wells |
| 2000 | Goniastrea Veron p. 156 |
| 2002 | Goniastrea Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Lamellastraea Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Goniastrea López-Pérez p. 83 |
| 2014 | Goniastrea Huang et al. |
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G. Goniastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Goniastrea aloysiisabaudiae Zuffardi-Comerci 1931
Goniastrea australensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857
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Invalid names: Goniastrea seychellensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 [synonym]
†Goniastrea capitata Studer 1880
†Goniastrea cocchii d'Achiardi 1868
Goniastrea columella Crossland 1948
†Goniastrea crassisepta Koby 1885
†Goniastrea curasavica Gerth 1928
†Goniastrea delemontana Koby 1885
Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971
Goniastrea favulus Dana 1846
†Goniastrea grandiflora Felix 1915
†Goniastrea insignis Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Latimeandra gajensis Duncan 1880 [synonym], Latimeandra reussi Duncan 1880 [synonym]
†Goniastrea longula Budd et al. 1992
†Goniastrea matanomadhensis Chattopadhyay 2004
†Goniastrea muralis Budd et al. 1992
Goniastrea parvistella Dana 1846
†Goniastrea parvula Duncan 1880
†Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834
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Invalid names: Goniastrea planulata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
Goniastrea peresi Faure and Pichon 1978
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816
Goniastrea stelligera Dana 1846
†Goniastrea tenera Traub 1938
Invalid names: Lamellastraea Duncan 1867 [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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Collections (360 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | United Arab Emirates | Diplocoenia parvistella (12766) | |
| Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Jamaica | G. insignis (27646) | |
| Paleocene | India (Gujarat) | G. sp., G. matanomadhensis (171803) | |
| Paleocene | Austria (Salzburg) | G. tenera (84335) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | G. cocchii (75454) | |
| Middle Eocene | Italy | G. sp., Goniastraea cocchii (146598) | |
| Priabonian | Panama | G. canalis, G. longula, G. muralis (7274) | |
| Priabonian | Pakistan | Prionastraea insignis (11291) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Hungary | G. sp. (123836) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | G. canalis (85745) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Somalia | Favites insignis (123805) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Venezuela | G. canalis (87067) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Jamaica | G. sp. A, G. sp. B (69725) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | G. canalis (85756) | |
| Chattian | Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) | G. canalis (203920) | |
| Chattian | Antigua and Barbuda | G. canalis (203876 203879) | |
| Chattian | Mexico (Chiapas) | G. canalis (31271) | |
| Chattian | Iran | Favites insignis (41075) | |
| Chattian - Aquitanian | USA (Florida) | Favites yborensis (92509) | |
| Aquitanian | Panama | G. canalis (124533) | |