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Multicolumnastraea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agatheliidae

Taxonomy
Multicolumnastraea was named by Vaughan (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: K u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 86].

It was assigned to Montastreinae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Agatheliidae by Baron-Szabo et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Multicolumnastraea Vaughan
1956Multicolumnastraea Wells
2002Multicolumnastraea Sepkoski
2006Multicolumnastraea Baron-Szabo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyAgatheliidae
genusMulticolumnastraea

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. †Multicolumnastraea Vaughan 1899
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Invalid names: Haimesiastraea anchistina Squires 1958 [synonym]
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Danian or 100.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9New Zealand Haimesiastraea anchistina (88982)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8New Zealand Haimesiastraea anchistina (88976)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria M. cyathiformis (74895)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Haimesiastraea anchistina (78400 88979)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain M. cyathiformis (67084)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Jamaica (Clarendon) M. cyathiformis (88334)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James Parish) M. cyathiformis (88337)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico M. cyathiformis (38869 38870 74810 138913) M. sp., M. cyathiformis (145214)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica M. cyathiformis (27647 27650)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica M. cyathiformis (27645 27646 27648)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jamaica M. cyathiformis (27649)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Puerto Rico M. cyathiformis (87547)