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Astrangia
| Description | Astrangia is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. They reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small with simple toothed septa. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrangia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Astrangia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Astrangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Milne Edwards H., Haime J. (1848). Observations sur les Polypiers de la famille des Astréides. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie Des Sciences, Paris,. 27: 465–470. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrangia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Astrangia (Coenangia) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Astrangia atrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia boreas ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Astrangia braziliensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia browni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia calhounensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Astrangia californica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia clarki species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Astrangia coaligensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia conferta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia cretacea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Astrangia danae species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Astrangia dentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia equatorialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia expansa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Astrangia floridana species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Astrangia grandis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Astrangia haimei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia harrisi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Astrangia howardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia insignifica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Astrangia lamarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia leonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Astrangia lineatus species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astrangia ludoviciana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Astrangia macrodentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia manthelanensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Astrangia mercatoris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia palifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia patagonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia persica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Astrangia poculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia polygonalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia rathbuni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia solitaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia talquinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Astrangia tangolaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrangia vasconiensis species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Astrangia wilcoxensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Astrangia woodsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrea cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrhelia vasconiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithodendron lineatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllangia floridana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Gombertangia Oppenheim, 1899 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Gombertangia |
| Coenangia Verrill, 1870 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Coenangia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Astrangia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1904 | Astrangia Vaughan p. 439 |
| 2002 | Astrangia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Astrangia Baron-Szabo p. 64 |
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!
