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Trigerastraea
Taxonomy
Trigerastraea was named by Alloiteau (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 2,183]. It is not extant. Its type is Isastrea trigeri.
It was assigned to Andemantastraeidae by Beauvais (1986); to Scleractinia by El-Asa'ad (1989) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Latomeandridae by Baron-Szabo (2021).
It was assigned to Andemantastraeidae by Beauvais (1986); to Scleractinia by El-Asa'ad (1989) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Latomeandridae by Baron-Szabo (2021).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1951 | Trigerastraea Alloiteau |
1986 | Trigerastraea Beauvais |
1989 | Trigerastrea El-Asa'ad |
2002 | Trigerastraea Sepkoski |
2021 | Trigerastraea Baron-Szabo |
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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. †Trigerastraea Alloiteau 1951
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†Trigerastraea ampakabensis Alloiteau 1958
†Trigerastraea collignoni Alloiteau 1958
†Trigerastraea gourdani de Fromentel 1856
†Trigerastraea haldonensis Duncan 1870
†Trigerastraea irregularis Koby 1906
†Trigerastraea nuda Alloiteau 1958
†Trigerastraea serialis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R.C. Baron-Szabo 2021 | Colonial, massive, cerioid, cerio-plocoid, and meandroid. Budding predominantly intracalicular. Calices monocentric or arranged in discontinuous series, separated by tectiform to tholiform collines. Ambulacra present or absent. Costosepta generally compact, confluent to nonconfluent. Septal flanks have fine dentations, flattened and rounded granules, and small pennulae. Columella spongy-papillose or made of irregular segments. Synapticulae numerous. Intertrabecular distance ranging between 120 and 300 μm. Wall parasynapticulothecal, incomplete or absent. Septothecal thickenings present or absent. Endothecal dissepiments abundant. |