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Stylophyllum paradoxum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylophyllum paradoxum was named by Frech (1890).

It was recombined as Stylophyllopsis paradoxum by Beauvais (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech
1986Stylophyllopsis paradoxum Beauvais
1986Stylophyllum paradoxum Stanley, Jr.
1989Stylophyllum paradoxum Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusStylophyllumReuss 1854
speciesparadoxum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Stylophyllum paradoxum Frech 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 211.18000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) Stylophyllum paradoxum (38148)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Idaho) Stylophyllum paradoxum (99505)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Slovenia Stylophyllum paradoxum (36565)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Idaho) Stylophyllum paradoxum (38377)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Stylophyllum paradoxum (36815)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Stylophyllum paradoxum (38141 38144)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Stylophyllum paradoxum (36801 36807)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy (Lombardy) Stylophyllum paradoxum (38131 38132)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco Stylophyllopsis paradoxum (33569)