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Astrocoenia guantanamensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Astrocoenia guantanamensis was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is Guantanamo, which is in an Oligocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Cuba.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Astrocoenia guantanamensis Vaughan
2005Astrocoenia guantanamensis López-Pérez p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusAstrocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesguantanamensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
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: 2008-01-26 09:47:11
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:47:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Chattian or 47.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Astrocoenia guantanamensis (85736)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Cuba Astrocoenia guantanamensis (77046)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Cuba Astrocoenia guantanamensis (type locality: 71129)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Panama Astrocoenia guantanamensis (124627)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Venezuela Astrocoenia guantanamensis (87096)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Astrocoenia guantanamensis (203876 203879 203880)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Astrocoenia guantanamensis (124626 203881 203918 203919 203920)