Stylina obeliscus Michelin 1844 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combinations: Lobocoenia obeliscus, Madrepora obeliscus

Full reference: H. Michelin. 1844. Iconographie Zoophytologique, description par localités et terrains des polypiers fossiles de France et pays environnants (4). 105-144

Belongs to Stylina according to H. Milne-Edwards 1857

See also d'Orbigny 1850, D'Orbigny 1849 and Michelin 1844

Sister taxa: Stylina alba, Stylina algarvensis, Stylina amdoensis, Stylina anthemoides, Stylina arborea, Stylina arduennensis, Stylina arduennensis, Stylina arkansasensis, Stylina aspera, Stylina babeana, Stylina balsami, Stylina bangoinensis, Stylina baugieri, Stylina bernardina, Stylina bernensis, Stylina bucheti, Stylina bulgarica, Stylina bullata, Stylina bullosa, Stylina capellini, Stylina carthagiensis, Stylina ceriomorpha, Stylina charcennensis, Stylina communis, Stylina conifera, Stylina constricta, Stylina coquandi, Stylina corallina, Stylina coronata, Stylina cotteaui, Stylina decemradiata, Stylina delabechii, Stylina deluci, Stylina dendroidea, Stylina depravata, Stylina digitiformis, Stylina dongqoensis, Stylina dubia, Stylina dufrenoyi, Stylina echinulata, Stylina elegans, Stylina esmuni, Stylina etalloni, Stylina excelsa, Stylina excentrica, Stylina explanata, Stylina favrei, Stylina fenestralis, Stylina gaulardi, Stylina girodi, Stylina gracilis, Stylina granulata, Stylina granulosa, Stylina grayensis, Stylina higoensis, Stylina hirta, Stylina hourcqi, Stylina humberti, Stylina inflata, Stylina insignis, Stylina intermedia, Stylina intricata, Stylina inwaldensis, Stylina japonica, Stylina kachensis, Stylina kantoensis, Stylina kimmeridgiensis, Stylina laevicostata, Stylina lanceloti, Stylina leymeriana, Stylina lobata, Stylina lortphillipsi, Stylina mabutii, Stylina macfadyeni, Stylina madagascariensis, Stylina magnifica, Stylina maillei, Stylina meriani, Stylina microcoenia, Stylina microcoma, Stylina micrommata, Stylina micropora, Stylina minuta, Stylina moreaui, Stylina nakasai, Stylina nantuacensis, Stylina ndalakashensis, Stylina niongalensis, Stylina nodosa, Stylina oolitica, Stylina orbignyana, Stylina pachystylina, Stylina parcicosta, Stylina parvipora, Stylina parviramosa, Stylina perroni, Stylina pleionantha, Stylina ploti, Stylina pulchella, Stylina punctata, Stylina qiebulaensis, Stylina ramosa, Stylina renevieri, Stylina reussi, Stylina reussii, Stylina rupellensis, Stylina sablensis, Stylina savi, Stylina sertifera, Stylina shamoloensis, Stylina sinemuriensis, Stylina solida, Stylina speciosa, Stylina stellata, Stylina subjecta, Stylina sublevis, Stylina sublimbata, Stylina subornata, Stylina subregularis, Stylina sucrensis, Stylina sugiyamai, Stylina tabulata, Stylina tenax, Stylina tertia, Stylina thevenini, Stylina thiessingi, Stylina thurmani, Stylina tubulifera, Stylina tubulosa, Stylina valfinensis, Stylina virgulina, Plesiostylina hourcqi, Pseudocoenia octonis, Pseudocoenia beskidena, Pseudocoenia elegans, Pseudocoenia annae

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stylina obeliscus in the database

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