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Isastrocoenia
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
Family:
Astrocoeniidae
Subfamily:
Astrocoeniinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Isastrocoenia GREGORY, 1900
Type Species:
I. kachensis
Images
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Fig. 262,3. *I. kachensis, M.Jur. (Bath.), Cutch, transv. sec., X6 (65).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
India, E.Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M. Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Aalenian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
174.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M. Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Callovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
161.53
Description
Like Actinastrea but subplocoid with some intratentacular budding. Columella absent or very weak.
References
Gregory, J. W., 1900, The corals. Jurassic fauna of Cutch: Palaeontologia Indica (Calcutta), ser. 9, v. 2, pt. 2, p. 1-195 pl. 2a-27.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
Family:
Astrocoeniidae
Subfamily:
Astrocoeniinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Isastrocoenia GREGORY, 1900
Type Species:
I. kachensis
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 262,3. *I. kachensis, M.Jur. (Bath.), Cutch, transv. sec., X6 (65).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
India, E.Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M. Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Aalenian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
174.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M. Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Callovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
161.53
Description
Like Actinastrea but subplocoid with some intratentacular budding. Columella absent or very weak.
References
Gregory, J. W., 1900, The corals. Jurassic fauna of Cutch: Palaeontologia Indica (Calcutta), ser. 9, v. 2, pt. 2, p. 1-195 pl. 2a-27.