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Columastreidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Columastraeidae Alloiteau
1999Columastraeidae Baron-Szabo and González-León p. 472
2005Columastraeidae Kiessling et al. p. 239
2006Columastreidae Baron-Szabo
2009Columastreidae Kiessling

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

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.

Fm. †Columastreidae Alloiteau 1952
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G. †Columastrea d'Orbigny 1849
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Columastrea antiqua Gerth 1928
Columastrea dubia Alloiteau 1958
Columastrea indica Stoliczka 1873
Columastrea madagascariensis Alloiteau 1958
Columastrea maxima Gregory 1900
Columastrea striata Goldfuss 1826
Invalid names: Columnastraea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [objective synonym]
G. †Eocolumastrea Loeser and Zell 2015
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Eocolumastrea gortanii Prever 1909
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Invalid names: Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi bucovinensis Morycowa 1971 [synonym], Leptastrea cremai Prever 1909 [synonym], Leptastrea parva Prever 1909 [synonym], Stephanocoenia guadalupae Wells 1932 [synonym], Stylina wintoni Wells 1933 [synonym]
Eocolumastrea rosae Prever 1909
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Invalid names: Favia felixi Prever 1909 [synonym], Orbicella edwardsensis Wells 1933 [synonym], Phyllocoenia plana Prever 1909 [synonym], Phyllocoenia polluciformis Gregory 1930 [synonym]
G. †Haimesastrea Vaughan 1900
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Haimesastrea conferta Vaughan 1900
Invalid names: Peruviastrea Vaughan 1922 [synonym]
G. †Haimesiastraea Vaughan 1900
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Haimesiastraea conferta Vaughan 1900
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Invalid names: Haimesiastraea distans Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Haimesiastraea humilis Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Haimesiastraea peruviana Vaughan 1922 [synonym], Montastrea parinasensis Wells 1941 [synonym], Peruviastrea peruviana Vaughan 1922 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoplesiastraea Chevalier 1961
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Palaeoplesiastraea batteriae Chevalier 1961
Palaeoplesiastraea corrugata Michelotti 1871
G. †Stephanaxophyllia Alloiteau 1957
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Invalid names: Stephanaxophyllia casterasi Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Messinian or 171.60000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina Pseudocoeniopsis wintoni (25417)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Semirom) Stephanaxophyllia bicoronata (233113)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian140.2 - 130.0Argentina Columastrea antiqua (151707)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina Columastrea antiqua (44680 61589 151915 151916)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Chile Stylina wintoni (34633)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Columastrea sp. (64072)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian130.0 - 113.0Chile (Copiapó) Columastrea antiqua (222944)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Columastrea antigua (90535 90537) Stephanocoenia guadalupae (90542)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Iran Eocolumastrea magna, Eocolumastrea neuquensis, Eocolumastrea sp., Eocolumastrea gortanii (234261)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Romania Eocolumastrea sp. (221640)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain Columastraeidae indet., Eocolumastrea sp. (74894)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Venezuela (State of Anzoátegui) Stephanocoenia guadalupae (78622)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Orbicella edwardsensis (123308) Stephanocoenia wintoni (123292)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Columastrea wintoni (35097)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Eocolumastrea gortanii (204532) Eocolumastrea gortanii, Eocolumastrea rosae (203930)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia Phyllocoenia striata (91627)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Italy (Benevento) Columnastraea indet. (162612)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Italy (Salerno) Columnastraea indet. (162619)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Italy (Frosinone) Columnastraea indet. (162611)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Italy (Rome) Columnastraea indet. (162610)
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Greece Columastrea striata (64253)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany Columastrea striata (74484 74485)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain Columastrea sp. (67610)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Columnastraea sp. (67011)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria Columastrea striata (74895)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Italy Columnastraea sp. (67594)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Croatia Columastrea striata (11410)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain Columastrea sp., Columastrea dubia (31572)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Serbia and Montenegro Columnastraea striata (87672)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Bulgaria Stephanaxophyllia reussi, Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (67575)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Madagascar (Mahajanga) Columastrea dubia (86609)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Columastrea dubia (206410) Columastrea dubia, Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (12766 206412)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Columactinastraea guadelupae (206406 206407) Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (206411)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Stephanaxophyllia casterasi (67456)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Peru (Piura) Montastrea parinasensis (86941)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Oman Columastrea dubia (175470)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Haimesiastraea conferta (91821 122614)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (South Carolina) Haimesiastraea conferta (81239)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Haimesastraea conferta (2818)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Haimesiastraea sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Haimesiastraea conferta (52354)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia Haimesiastraea peruviana (79275)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Argentina (Chubut) Haimesiastraea conferta (57164 57167)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (87802)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Somalia Columnastraea bicoronata (87396)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0India (Gujarat) Columastrea sp. (171803)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Haimesiastraea groenlandica (22944)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Haimesastraea conferta (80495 80621 80672) Haimesiastraea conferta (87828)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Haimesiastraea conferta (99718 99721 99727)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Haimesiastraea conferta (92465)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Haimesastraea conferta (80785 80792)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Alabama) Haimesiastraea conferta (87834)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Peru (Piura) Haimesiastraea peruviana, Haimesiastraea humilis (86944)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Haimesastraea peruviana (45920) Haimesiastraea peruviana (85735)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Haimesiastraea distans (86942) Haimesiastraea peruviana, Haimesiastraea distans, Peruviastrea peruviana, Haimesiastraea humilis (86943)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Bosnia and Herzegovina Columnastraea caillaudi (179744 179745 179746)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Somalia Columnastraea gregoryi (71062)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.03 - 11.62Libya Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis (34499)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Palaeoplesiastraea deformis, Palaeoplesiastraea batteriae, Palaeoplesiastraea corrugata (70450)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Egypt Solenastrea turonensis (79595)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Cyphastrea turonensis (25257)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Spain Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (70414)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Poland Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis (38822)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (70319) Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis (70511)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (69925 70495)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis (161391) Palaeoplesiastraea turonensis, Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (161338 161390)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain (Granada) Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (147183)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (34734) Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (34733) Palaeoplesiastraea sp., Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (34735)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Palaeoplesiastraea columnaeformis (69924)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Libya Palaeoplesiastraea inaequalis (34500)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Solenastrea turonensis (70666)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (69835)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (69864 70861 70880 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Palaeoplesiastraea sp. (70889 70928)