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Astrangia vasconiensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrhelia vasconiensis was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850).

It was recombined as Astrangia vasconiensis by Chevalier (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Astrhelia vasconiensis Milne-Edwards and Haime
1961Astrangia vasconiensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAstrangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesvasconiensis(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)

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.

Astrangia vasconiensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Astrangia vasconiensis (163837)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Aquitaine) Astrangia vasconiensis (70203)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Astrangia vasconiensis (163838)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France Astrangia vasconiensis (163845)