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Astrangia manthelanensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrangia manthelanensis was named by Chevalier (1961). Its type locality is Manthelan, Loire Basin, Indre-et-Loire, which is in a Miocene shallow subtidal sandstone/limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Astrangia manthelanensis 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
speciesmanthelanensis

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 manthelanensis Chevalier 1961
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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: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 28.10000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Astrangia manthelanensis (22968 163836)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Astrangia manthelanensis (163837)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Astrangia manthelanensis (70312)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France Astrangia manthelanensis (163846)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France Astrangia manthelanensis (type locality: 70511)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France Astrangia manthelanensis (163845)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France Astrangia manthelanensis (34609)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246France Astrangia manthelanensis (70512)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333France Astrangia manthelanensis (163847)