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Amphiastraeina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Amphiastraeina Alloiteau
1975Amphiastraeina Eliasova p. 5
2006Amphiastreina Baron-Szabo p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAmphiastraeinaAlloiteau 1952
suborderAmphiastraeinaAlloiteau 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.

Subor. †Amphiastraeina Alloiteau 1952
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Fm. †Carolastraeidae Eliasova 1976
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G. †Carolastraea Eliasova 1976
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†Carolastraea fraji Eliasova 1976
G. †Comalia Wells 1932
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†Comalia fasciculata Wells 1932
G. Paracarolastraea Kołodziej et al. 2012
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Paracarolastraea zlatarskii Kołodziej et al. 2012
Fm. †Donacosmilidae Krasnov 1970
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G. †Cylismilia Roniewicz 1988
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†Cylismilia cylindrata Roniewicz 1976
Invalid names: Cylindrosmilia Roniewicz 1976 [replaced]
G. †Parepismilia Beauvais 1964
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†Parepismilia amdoensis Liao and Li 1980
†Parepismilia thurmanni Etallon 1862
G. †Prodonacosmilia Melnikova and Roniewicz 1976
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†Prodonacosmilia dronovi Melnikova and Roniewicz 1976
Fm. †Intersmiliidae Melnikova and Roniewicz 1976
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G. †Intersmilia Eliasova 1974
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†Intersmilia diaboli Eliasova 1974
†Intersmilia djartyrabatica Melnikova and Roniewicz 1976
†Intersmilia exigua Beauvais 1988
Invalid names: Mitrodendronidae Alloiteau 1952 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 201.30000 to 109.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 199.3 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Afghanistan Parepismilia dronovi (214313)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Tajikistan Cylismilia brevis, Cylismilia longa, Intersmilia djartyrabatica, Prodonacosmilia dronovi (151314)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Afghanistan Parepismilia dronovi, Parepismilia dolichostoma (214315 214316)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Tajikistan Intersmilia djartyrabatica, Prodonacosmilia dronovi (67012)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) Parepismilia sp. (234060)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovenia Protoheterastrea trnovensis (87254)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Myanmar Intersmilia exigua (79543)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Parepismilia thurmanni (93134)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8China (Xizang) Pseudopistophyllum sp. (116455)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Xizang) Parepismilia amdoensis (85960)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Cylindrosmilia cylindrata (35199)
Kimmeridgian - Late/Upper Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Italy Intersmilia sp. (154047)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Intersmilia irregularis, Cylindrosmilia cylindrata, Parepismilia thurmanni (35201)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal Intersmilia sp. (34605)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Bulgaria (Pernik) Intersmilia sp. (87062)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Czech Republic Pseudopisthophyllum polonense (62219)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Intersmilia diaboli (154046)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Pseudopisthophyllum woznikensis (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Pseudopisthophyllum berckhemeri (36539) Pseudopisthophyllum berckhemeri, Carolastraea fraji, Pseudopisthophyllum polonense (36533)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Pseudopisthophyllum woznikensis, Intersmilia diaboli (31285)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Poland Intersmilia sp. (151580)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Comalia fasciculata (220703)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Bulgaria Paracarolastraea sp. (151445) Paracarolastraea zlatarskii (151443) Pseudopistophyllum triseptatum (151442)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Kochi) Comalia asiatica (91350)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain Carolastraeidae indet. (74894)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) Pseudopisthophyllum quinqueseptatum (35101)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Carolastraea graeca, Parepismilia sp. (34719) Pseudopisthophyllum quinqueseptatum (60374)
Albian113.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) Pseudopisthophyllum rariseptata (74279)