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Astrea cellulosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9421417https://www.gbif.org/species/9421417
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)64577https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64577
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astrea cellulosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Antiguastrea : Astrea cellulosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyFaviidaeGregory 1900
genusAntiguastreaVaughan 1919
speciesAstrea cellulosaDuncan 1863
Generic NameAstrea
Scientific NameAstrea cellulosa (Duncan, 1863)
Name Published InDuncan, P.M. (1863). On the fossil corals of the West Indian Islands - Part I. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 19: 406-458, pls. 13-16.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Antiguastrea cellulosaspeciesbelongs to Astreastated without evidenceDuncan, 1863
Antiguastrea cellulosaspeciesbelongs to Antiguastreastated without evidenceVaughan, 1919
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary (based on Faviidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, microcarnivore (based on Faviidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Faviidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Antiguastrea cellulosa curvata (Duncan, 1863)GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Antiguastrea cellulosa curvata
Astraea cellulosa cellulosa Duncan, 1863GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astraea cellulosa cellulosa
Astraea cellulosa Duncan, 1863GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astraea cellulosa
Astraea cellulosa curvata Duncan, 1863GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astraea cellulosa curvata
Astrea cellulosa celluosa (Duncan, 1863)GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astrea cellulosa celluosa
Astrea cellulosa curvata (Duncan, 1863)GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Astrea cellulosa curvata
Antiguastrea cellulosa silicensis VaughanGBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Antiguastrea cellulosa silicensis
Antiguastrea cellulosa silicensis Vaughan, 1919GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Antiguastrea cellulosa silicensis
Antiguastrea cellulosa (Duncan, 1863)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Astrea : Antiguastrea cellulosa

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1863Astrea cellulosa Duncan p. 378 figs. pl. 86, figs 2-5
1919Antiguastrea cellulosa Vaughan

References

Vaughan T. W. (1919) Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs, Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103, 189-524
Duncan, P.M. (1863) On the fossil corals of the West Indian Islands - Part I: Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 19: 406-458, pls. 13-16 - via Catalogue of Life
Duncan, P.M. (1863). On the fossil corals of the West Indian Islands - Part I. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 19: 406-458, pls. 13-16. - via World Register of Marine Species
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!
 
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