Scleractinia taxon details

Amphiastreidae Ogilvie, 1896 †

1348178  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1348178)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Scleractinia suborder incertae sedis (Suborder)
  8. Amphiastreidae † (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Amphiastraeinae Ogilvie, 1897 †
    1. Genus Amphiastrea Étallon, 1859 †
    2. Genus Amphiaulastrea Geyer, 1955 †
    3. Genus Aulastraea Ogilvie, 1897 †
    4. Genus Cheilosmilia Koby, 1888 †
    5. Genus Hykeliphylum Eliášová, 1975 †
    6. Genus Metaulastrea Dietrich, 1926 †
    7. Genus Mitrodendron Quenstedt, 1880 †
    8. Genus Pleuroaulastrea Kolodziej, 2012 †
    9. Genus Pleurophyllia de Fromentel, 1861 †
    10. Genus Pleurostylina de Fromentel, 1861 †
    11. Genus Amphiastraea Étallon, 1859 † accepted as Amphiastrea Étallon, 1859 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    12. Genus Amphiaulastraea Geyer, 1955 † accepted as Amphiaulastrea Geyer, 1955 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  2. Genus Budaia Wells, 1933 †
  3. Genus Caelastraea Alloiteau, 1952 †
  4. Genus Connectastrea Koby, 1904 †
  5. Genus Opistophyllum Ogilvie, 1897 †
  6. Genus Oyonnaxastraea Alloiteau, 1952 †
  7. Subfamily Quenstedtiphyllinae Roniewicz & Stolarski, 2001 †
    1. Genus Quenstedtiphyllia Melnikova, 1975 †
  8. Genus Selenegyra Ogilvie, 1897 †
  9. Genus Diplocoenia Duncan, 1868 † accepted as Amphiastrea Étallon, 1859 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  10. Genus Diplothecastraea Duncan, 1884 † accepted as Amphiastrea Étallon, 1859 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Genus Lingulosmilia Koby, 1888 † accepted as Cheilosmilia Koby, 1888 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Metaulastraea Dietrich, 1926 † accepted as Pleurostylina de Fromentel, 1861 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Amphiastreidae Ogilvie, 1896 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1348178 on 2026-05-01
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2019-05-26 05:59:52Z
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2023-09-09 21:55:13Z
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2025-10-15 06:45:45Z
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basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details] 

additional source Kolodziej, B.; Ivanov, M.; Idakieva, V. (2012). Prolific development of pachythecaliines in Late Barremian, Bulgaria: coral taxonomy and sedimentary environment. <em>Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae.</em> 82(4): 291-330. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
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Diagnosis Solitary, phaceloid and colonial, cerioid; increase by pocket-budding (Taschenknospung); calice tubular; symmetry bilateral; wall pachythecal, modular; septa laminar with recognizable smooth trabeculae monoclinally growing axialward; endotheca tabular, or vesicular peripherally and tabuloid axially. [details]
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