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Siderastreidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Siderastreidae Vaughan and Wells
1956Siderastreidae Wells
1986Siderastraeidae Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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. Siderastreidae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Astraeofungia Alloiteau 1952
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Astraeofungia cenomana Orbigny 1850
Astraeofungia decipiens Michelin 1845
Astraeofungia diversisepta Hackemesser 1936
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Invalid names: Diploastrea harrisi Wells 1932 [synonym]
Astraeofungia mombassana Dietrich 1926
G. †Eosiderastrea Löser 2016
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Eosiderastrea cuyleri Wells 1932
Eosiderastrea grandipora Orbigny 1850
Eosiderastrea stefani Loeser 2016
G. †Hindeastraea White 1888
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Hindeastraea discoidea White 1888
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Invalid names: Hindeastraea collinensis Hoffmeister 1929 [synonym]
Hindeastraea garloica Tchechmedjieva 1975
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Invalid names: Plesiosiderastraea tzankovi Tchechmedjieva 1988 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plesiosiderastraea Tchechmedjieva 1975 [synonym]
G. †Koilomorpha Alloiteau 1952
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Koilomorpha cyathosericites Oppenheim 1930
Koilomorpha hanifaensis El-Asa'ad 1991
Koilomorpha tenuisepta Reuss 1854
G. †Maeandroseris Rousseau 1854
G. †Palaeosiderofungia Löser 2016
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G. †Pironastrea d'Achiardi 1875
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Pironastrea anguillensis Vaughan 1919
Pironastrea antiguensis Vaughan 1919
Pironastrea discoides d'Achiardi 1875
Pironastrea lamellosa Chevalier 1968
G. Psammocora Dana 1846
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Subg. Psammocora (Stephanaria) Verrill 1867
Psammocora explanulata van der Horst 1922
Psammocora gasparillensis Vaughan 1926
Psammocora paponica Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
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Invalid names: Psammocora superficialis Gardiner 1898 [synonym]
Psammocora stellata Verrill 1866
Psammocora trinitatis Vaughan 1926
G. Pseudosiderastrea Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
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Pseudosiderastrea tayamai Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
Pseudosiderastrea tayami Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
G. Siderastrea Blainville 1830
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Subg. †Siderastrea (Siderastrea) deBlainville 1830
Siderastrea adkinsi Wells 1934
Siderastrea banksi Weisbord 1973
Siderastrea bertrandiana Michelin 1847
Siderastrea clarki Nomland 1916
Siderastrea columnaris Felix 1913
Siderastrea conferta Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Siderastrea hexagonalis Vaughan 1900 [synonym]
Siderastrea crenulata Goldfuss 1826
Siderastrea dalli Vaughan 1919
Siderastrea dubiosa Chevalier 1968
Siderastrea grandis Duncan 1863
Siderastrea italica Defrance 1826
Siderastrea mendenhalli Vaughan 1917
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Invalid names: Siderastrea californica Vaughan 1917 [synonym]
Siderastrea micrommata Felix 1913
Siderastrea miocenica Osasco 1896
Siderastrea pliocenica Vaughan 1919
Siderastrea propitia Zuffardi-Comerci 1937
Siderastrea radcliffi Faustino 1931
Siderastrea radians Pallas 1766
Siderastrea savignyana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
Siderastrea scotia Wells 1945
Siderastrea senecta Morycowa 1971
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786
Siderastrea silecensis Vaughan 1919
Siderastrea splendida Pocta 1887
Siderastrea stellata Verrill 1868
Siderastrea tuckerae Wells 1933
Siderastrea vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Invalid names: Plesiothamnasteria Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
G. †Siderastreites Roniewicz 2008
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Siderastreites lyalintsensis Roniewicz 2008
G. †Siderofungia Reiss 1889
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Siderofungia bella Reuss 1864
Siderofungia morloti Reuss 1864
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Invalid names: Siderofungia zelinskae Kuzmicheva 1975 [synonym]
Siderofungia zitteli Felix 1891
G. †Sideroseris Wells 1945
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Sideroseris durhami Wells 1945
Invalid names: Rhabdophylliopsis Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym]
G. †Siderosmilia Beauvais 1986
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Siderosmilia perithecata Turnsek and Kosir 2000
G. †Stephanomorpha Vaughan 1900
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G. †Synhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Synhelia gibbosa Goldfuss 1829
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Invalid names: Synhelia sharpeana MilneEdwards and Haime 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 190.8 Ma

Collections (577 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Morocco Siderosmilia septanectens (33568)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovenia Siderosmilia perithecata (87253)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Morocco Siderosmilia toarciensis (33613)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Astraeofungia soaravikelyensis (86481)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Koilomorpha hanifaensis (28059)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Astraeofungia sp. (211294)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria Astraeofungia decipiens (192209 192222)
Neocomian - Early/Lower Albian145.0 - 109.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Thamnasteria crespoi (79456 79469)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Aptian140.2 - 122.46Tanzania Diploastrea sp. 1 (85374)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary Siderofungia irregularis (25151)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) Siderastreites lyalintsensis (87082)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain Astraeofungia diversisepta (220703)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Astraeofungia ragaensis (65199)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico (Puebla) Siderofungia zitteli, Thamnoseris irregularis (89865)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Periseris irregularis (90535)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Poland Siderastrea cuyleri (67122 67123)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro Siderastrea irregularis (74799)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Mexico Synastrea decipiens (21253)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Slovenia Siderastrea senecta (68728)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico Thamnasteria decipiens (69900)