Scleractinia taxon details
Ampakabastraea Alloiteau, 1958 †
1581260 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1581260)
accepted
Genus
Ampakabastraea ampakabensis Alloiteau, 1958 † (type by original designation)
- Species Ampakabastraea ampakabensis Alloiteau, 1958 †
- Species Ampakabastraea besavoensis Alloiteau, 1958 †
- Species Ampakabastraea contorta (Koby, 1905) †
- Species Ampakabastraea nodosa Cuif, 1976 †
- Species Ampakabastraea tazerdunetensis L. Beauvais, 1966 †
- Species Ampakabastraea crenulata (d'Orbigny, 1850) † accepted as Periseris elegantula (d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Alloiteau J. (1958). Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar. <em>Annales Géologiques de Madagascar.</em> 25: 1-218, pls 1-38. [details]
Description Massive subcerioid colony producing simple superficial corallites by intracalicular budding (clearly cerioid on lower...
Description Massive subcerioid colony producing simple superficial corallites by intracalicular budding (clearly cerioid on lower surface of the type specimen). Incomplete theca made of various elements (costae, dissepiments, synapticules). Compact confluent to subconfluent costosepta, generally free but sometimes anastomosed by their inner edge. Ornamentation of septa poorly known, some granules seem to be flattened. Trabecules 260-320 micrometers. radial and bilateral symmetry marked by the torsion of septa. Small well marked calicular pit on upper surface but septa joining in the center in depth. No holotheca visible (lower face of the type bioeroded). Endotheca made of vesicular dissepiments [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Ampakabastraea Alloiteau, 1958 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1581260 on 2026-04-10
Date
action
by
original description
Alloiteau J. (1958). Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar. <em>Annales Géologiques de Madagascar.</em> 25: 1-218, pls 1-38. [details]
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Comparison The genus seems to be very close of Isastrea. The ornamentation of septa with flattened granules could be a significant difference. [details]Description Massive subcerioid colony producing simple superficial corallites by intracalicular budding (clearly cerioid on lower surface of the type specimen). Incomplete theca made of various elements (costae, dissepiments, synapticules). Compact confluent to subconfluent costosepta, generally free but sometimes anastomosed by their inner edge. Ornamentation of septa poorly known, some granules seem to be flattened. Trabecules 260-320 micrometers. radial and bilateral symmetry marked by the torsion of septa. Small well marked calicular pit on upper surface but septa joining in the center in depth. No holotheca visible (lower face of the type bioeroded). Endotheca made of vesicular dissepiments [details]
Remark Seven Jurassic nominal species [details]
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