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Stylosmilia octonaria

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Stylosmilia octonaria was named by Roniewicz (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. alichurica, S. alitschurica, S. carpathica, S. chaputi, S. decemseptata, S. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Stylosmilia octonaria Roniewicz

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

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.

†Stylosmilia octonaria Roniewicz 1976
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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 Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Valanginian or 154.80000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Stylosmilia octonaria (68599)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Stylosmilia octonaria (type locality: 35201)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Stylosmilia octonaria (154046)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Poland Stylosmilia octonaria (133384 133386)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Bulgaria (Pernik) Stylosmilia octonaria (87063)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Bulgaria Stylosmilia octonaria (151494)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Stylosmilia octonaria (87074 87075 87080)