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Synastrea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Synastraeidae : Synastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Synastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Synastraeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Agaricia foliacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrea agaricites ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Astrea geometrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrea parallela species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Synastrea adkinsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Synastrea bellula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea delemontana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Synastrea dubia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea foliacea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Synastrea garumnica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea geometrica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea microsolenoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea parallela ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea procera ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Synastrea subagaricites ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Synastrea subconica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Thamnastraea delemontana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea garumnica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea procera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea subagaricites species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Synastraea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Synastraeidae : Synastraea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Synastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 2002 | Synastrea Baron-Szabo |
| 2002 | Synastraea Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
