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Budd, A. in prep., Acanthastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848b, p. 495. In: Cairns, S. D., Baron-Szabo, R., Budd, A.F., Lathuilière, B., Roniewicz, E., Stolarski, J., and Johnson, K.G. (eds.), Corallosphere, world wide web site at http://corallosphere.org/genus/1, last visited on 21 May 2012.
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Acanthastrea

Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848b, p. 495

Type Species

Acanthastrea spinosa Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 495; Original Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848: 495

Type Specimen: Holotype; MNHN IK-2010-599; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Habite Tongatabou (Recent)

See also Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849c, p.145-146. The holotype is Quoy and Gaimard's (1833, p.210) specimen of "Astrea dipsacea var.". Acanthastrea spinosa was later synonymized with Astraea echinata Dana 1846, p.209, holotype= USNM 000025; see Vaughan and Wells, 1943, p.194.

Classification

Distribution

  • South America; Eocene
  • Central Europe, Eastern Europe; Pliocene - Pleistocene
  • Indian Ocean; Recent
  • Western Pacific; Recent
  • Central Pacific; Recent
  • Eastern Pacific; Recent
Source: Paleobiology Database (18 August 2011); GBIF (18 August 2011).

This page has been in preparation since 04-Jun-2007 16:56

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 28-Feb-2012 18:17.

Page authors are: Ann Budd. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd


holotype of Acanthastrea spinosa Milne Edwards and Haime
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holotype of Acanthastrea spinosa Milne Edwards and Haime
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Holotype of Astraea echinata Dana
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Holotype of Astraea echinata Dana
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