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Stylosmilia gregorii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Stylosmilia gregorii was named by Wells (1944). Its type locality is Las Cinco Ceibas, which is in an Aptian/Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Barranquin Formation of Venezuela.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Stylosmilia gregorii Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusStylosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgregorii

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Stylosmilia gregorii Wells 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 02:50:36
Modified: 2008-01-28 04:50:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Stylosmilia gregorii (79452)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Venezuela (State of Sucre) Stylosmilia gregorii (type locality: 78595)