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Amphiastrea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastraeidae : Amphiastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Amphiastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Amphiastrea Etallon, 1859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Emul. Doubs, (3) 3, 1858 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, microcarnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2002. Scleractinian corals of the Cretaceous. Scleractinian corals of the Cretaceous, Knoxville, Tennessee |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amphiastrea aethiopica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Amphiastrea basaltiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Amphiastrea cylindrica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Amphiastrea fallax ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Amphiastrea gibberosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Amphiastrea gracilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Amphiastrea kamoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Amphiastrea monosepta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Amphiastrea paronai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Amphiastrea piriformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Amphiastrea yabei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Connectastrea grandiflora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Thamnoseris gibberosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Amphiastraea Etallon, 1859 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastraeidae : Amphiastraea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1859 | Amphiastrea Etallon |
| 1904 | Connectastrea Koby |
| 1966 | Connectastrea Beauvais |
| 2002 | Amphiastrea Baron-Szabo |
| 2002 | Amphiastraea Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Connectastrea Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Amphiastrea Kiessling |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
