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Actinacis
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Fungiina
Superfamily:
Poriticae
Family:
Actinacididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Actinacis ORB., 1849
Type Species:
A. martiniana
Images
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Fig. 286,1a. A. sp., U.Cret.(Coni.), Corbières, Fr., long sec., X30 (5), — Fig. 286,1b. *A. martiniana, U.Cret.(Turon.), Aus.(Gosau), transv. sec., X10 (151), — Fig. 286,1c. A. elegans Reuss, U.Cret.(Turon.), Aus.(Gosau), X1 (100)
Synonyms
Neostroma
Geographic Distribution
Eurasia, NAm., S.Arr., W.Irdies, Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M. Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Barremian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
126.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Ending International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
23.04
Description
Submassive to ramose, colony formation by extratentacular budding. Septa commonly in 3 cycles with one crown of 6 to 8 palar trabeculae. One columellar trabecula.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Fungiina
Superfamily:
Poriticae
Family:
Actinacididae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Actinacis ORB., 1849
Type Species:
A. martiniana
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 286,1a. A. sp., U.Cret.(Coni.), Corbières, Fr., long sec., X30 (5), — Fig. 286,1b. *A. martiniana, U.Cret.(Turon.), Aus.(Gosau), transv. sec., X10 (151), — Fig. 286,1c. A. elegans Reuss, U.Cret.(Turon.), Aus.(Gosau), X1 (100)
Synonyms
Neostroma
Geographic Distribution
Eurasia, NAm., S.Arr., W.Irdies, Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M. Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Barremian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
126.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Ending International Stage:
Chattian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
23.04
Description
Submassive to ramose, colony formation by extratentacular budding. Septa commonly in 3 cycles with one crown of 6 to 8 palar trabeculae. One columellar trabecula.